NALT

Preferred term

transfer RNA

Chemical

The small RNA molecules, 73-80 nucleotides long, that function during translation to align amino acids at the ribosomes in a sequence determined by the mRNA (messenger RNA). There are about 30 different transfer RNAs. Each recognizes a specific codon set on the mRNA through its own anticodon and as aminoacyl tRNAs, each carries a specific amino acid to the ribosome to add to the elongating peptide chains.

RNA

aminoacyl transfer RNA

t-RNA (transfer RNA)
transfer RNA (tRNA)
tRNA (transfer RNA)

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

38106

Spanish

ARN de transferencia

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/61601

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Created 1/19/06, last modified 6/30/16