Home
E-Mail
Latest

Trna (transfer RNA) At Biology Glossary

What is it? Transfer RNA. Small RNA molecules that carry amino acids to the ribosome for polymerization into a polypeptide. During translation the amino acid is inserted into the growing polypeptide chain when the anticodon of the tRNA pairs with a codon on the mRNA being translated.

Bio Definition Added By: Brian

The Trna (transfer RNA) definition has been viewed 308 Time(s)!




Send To Friends!

If you'd like to send the Trna (transfer RNA) definition to yourself or to your friends/colleagues, just enter the e-mail addresses in the boxes below -





We hope you now understand the meaning of Trna (transfer RNA). If you need any more information on this term, please don't hesitate to contact us.

Other Similar Biology Terms:

Bio Term telson is The terminal appendage of the last abdominal segment of some arthropods.

Bio Term dihybrid cross is A cross between two individuals identically heterozygous at two loci for example, AaBb/AaBb.

Bio Term Central nervous system (CNS) is The brain and spinal cord.

Bio Term subvital gene is A gene that causes the death of some proportion (but not all) of the individuals that express it.

Bio Term dNTP is Deoxynucleotide triphosphates used in the synthesis of DNA -- deoxy-ATP, deoxy-TTP, deoxy-GTP, or deoxy-CTP.