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Definition: transfer RNA
transfer RNA
n : short-chain RNA molecules present in the cell (in at least
20 varieties, each variety capable of combining with a
specific amino acid) that attach the correct amino acid
to the protein chain that is being synthesized at the
ribosome of the cell (according to directions coded in
the mRNA) [syn:
tRNA,
acceptor RNA,
soluble RNA]