transfer RNA

English

Noun

transfer RNA (countable and uncountable, plural transfer RNAs)

1. (biochemistry) A short-chain version of RNA that transfers individual amino acids to ribosomes during protein synthesis.

   Synonym: (abbreviation) tRNA

   Coordinate term: messenger RNA

Translations

short-chain RNA

• Catalan: ARN de transferència m
• Finnish: siirtäjä-rna
• German: transfer-RNA f
• Spanish: ARN de transferencia m
• Turkish: taşıyıcı RNA