Definition of Transfer rna

1. Noun. RNA molecules present in the cell (in at least 20 varieties, each variety capable of combining with a specific amino acid) that attach the correct amino acid to the protein chain that is being synthesized at the ribosome of the cell (according to directions coded in the mRNA).

Exact synonyms: Acceptor Rna, Soluble Rna, Trna
Generic synonyms: Ribonucleic Acid, Rna

Medical Definition of Transfer rna

1. A nucleic acid found in all living cells. Plays a role in transferring information from DNA to the protein-forming system of the cell. (16 Dec 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Transfer RNA

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transferrins
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transfer (psychology)
transfer agent
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transfer cell
transfer DNA
transfer factor
transfer genes
transfer imaging
transfer of training
transfer paper
transfer payment
transfer RNA
transfer RNA
transfer tax
transfiguratien
transfiguration
Transfiguration Day
Transfiguration of Jesus
transfigure
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transfiguring
transfinite
transfix
transfix
transfixed

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