RNA, Transfer
The small RNA molecules, 73-80 nucleotides long, that function during translation (TRANSLATION, GENETIC) to align AMINO ACIDS at the RIBOSOMES in a sequence determined by the mRNA (RNA, MESSENGER). There are about 30 different transfer RNAs. Each recognizes a specific CODON set on the mRNA through its own ANTICODON and as aminoacyl tRNAs (RNA, TRANSFER, AMINO ACYL), each carries a specific amino acid to the ribosome to add to the elongating peptide chains.
Year introduced: 1972
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Tree Number(s): D13.444.735.757
MeSH Unique ID: D012343
Registry Number: 9014-25-9
Entry Terms:
- Transfer RNA
- tRNA
- RNA, Transfer, Suppressor
- Suppressor Transfer RNA
- Transfer RNA, Suppressor
- RNA, Suppressor Transfer