tRNA

tiː ɑːr ɛn eɪ

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Definition of tRNA - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

biology

TECH.

RNA type that helps translate mRNA into protein

TECH.

During protein synthesis, tRNA carries amino acids to the ribosome..

transfer RNA

chemistry

TECH.

RNA that carries amino acids to ribosomes

TECH.

tRNA is essential for protein synthesis in cells.

transfer RNA

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tRNA synthetase

enzyme attaching amino acids to tRNA during protein synthesis

tRNA synthetase ensures accurate protein synthesis in cells.

Origin of tRNA

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anticodon

biology

sequence of three nucleotides in tRNA binding to mRNA codon

tRNA synthetase

chemistry

enzyme attaching amino acids to tRNA during protein synthesis

Examples of tRNA in a sentence

Each tRNA matches with a specific amino acid.
The tRNA matched the codon perfectly.
Scientists study tRNA to understand genetic coding.

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French:ARNt, ARN transporteur, ...
German:tRNA, ...
Italian:tRNA, RNA di trasporto, ...
Spanish:ARNt, ...
Portuguese:tRNA, ...
Chinese:转运RNA, 转移RNA, ...
Japanese:tRNA, ...
Arabic:اَلْحَمْض اَلنَّوَوِي اَلرِّيبِي اَلنَّاقِل, رِنا ناقِل, ...
Hebrew:רנ"א מַעֲבִיר, tRNA, ...
Russian:тРНК, ...
Ukrainian:тРНК, ...
Hindi:टीआरएनए, tRNA, ...
Bengali:টি-আরএনএ, টিআরএনএ, ...
Catalan:ARNt, ...
Czech:transferová RNA, tRNA, ...
Danish:tRNA, transport-RNA, ...
Dutch:tRNA, transfer-RNA, ...
Greek:tRNA, RNA, ...
Hungarian:transzfer-RNS, ...
Khmer:អេអិនអេបញ្ជូន, អាស៊ីត រីបូនុយក្លេអ៊ិក ដឹកជញ្ជូន, ...
Korean:tRNA, 운반 RNA, ...
Persian:tRNA, آران‌ای حامل, ...
Polish:tRNA, ...
Portuguese (BR):RNA transportador, RNA de transferência, ...
Romanian:tRNA, ARNt, ...
Swedish:tRNA, ...
Thai:ทีอาร์เอ็นเอ, tRNA, ...
Turkish:tRNA, taşıyıcı RNA, ...
Vietnamese:tRNA, RNA chuyển, ...

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