transfer RNA

transfer RNA Word Origin noun Genetics.

1. a small RNA molecule, consisting of a strand of nucleotides folded into a clover-leaf shape, that picks up an unattached amino acid within the cell cytoplasm and conveys it to the ribosome for protein synthesis. Abbreviation: tRNA

Origin of transfer RNA First recorded in 1960–65 Also called soluble RNA. British Dictionary definitions for transfer rna transfer RNA noun

1. biochem any of several soluble forms of RNA of low molecular weight, each of which transports a specific amino acid to a ribosome during protein synthesisSometimes shortened to: t-RNA Also called: soluble RNA See also messenger RNA, genetic code

transfer rna in Medicine transfer RNA n.

1. tRNA

transfer rna in Science transfer RNA [trăns′fər]

1. See under RNA.