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transfer RNA
tRNA
acceptor RNA
soluble RNA
Definition: 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)
Definition: A short-chain version of RNA that transfers individual amino acids to ribosomes during protein synthesis.