transfer RNA

noun Genetics.

a small RNA molecule, consisting of a strand of nucleotides folded into a clover-leaf shape, that picks up an unattached amino acid within the cell cytoplasm and conveys it to the ribosome for protein synthesis. Abbreviation: tRNA

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Also called soluble RNA.

Origin of transfer RNA

First recorded in 1960–65
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British Dictionary definitions for soluble rna (1 of 2)

soluble RNA

noun

another name for transfer RNA

British Dictionary definitions for soluble rna (2 of 2)

transfer RNA

noun

biochem any of several soluble forms of RNA of low molecular weight, each of which transports a specific amino acid to a ribosome during protein synthesisSometimes shortened to: t-RNA Also called: soluble RNA See also messenger RNA, genetic code
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Medical definitions for soluble rna

transfer RNA

n.

tRNA
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Scientific definitions for soluble rna

transfer RNA
[ trăns′fər ]

See under RNA.
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