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transfer ribonucleic acid
transfer ribonucleic acid[′tranz·fər ¦rī·bō·nü¦klē·ik ′as·əd] (cell and molecular biology) The smallest ribonucleic acid molecule found in cells; its structure is complementary to messenger ribonucleic acid and it functions by transferring amino acids from the free state to the polymeric form of growing polypeptide chains. Abbreviated t-RNA. transfer ribonucleic acid
trans·fer ri·bo·nu·cle·ic ac·id (tRNA) (trans'fĕr rī'bō-nū-klē'ik as'id) Cellular nucleic acid that conveys information from DNA to cellular areas that generate protein. AcronymsSeeTRNA |