Glossary

Biochemistry, molecular genetics, and biology glossary terms for Companion Sites.

tRNA

Transfer RNAs (tRNAs) are small (74-93) chains of nucleotides that transport code specified amino acids to growing peptide, polypeptide and protein chains at the ribosomes on cytoplasmic rough endoplasmic reticulum. Thus, tRNAs participate in translation of the genetic code.[]im[]

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