Definitions for "Transfer RNA"
Keywords:  trna, ribosome, anticodon, codon, mrna
within the ribosome, a form of RNA that transports amino acids into the positions coded in the mRNA.
( tRNA) A small ribonucleic acid molecule that contains an anticodon, a binding site for a specific amino acid, and recognition sites for interaction with the ribosome and the enzyme that links it to its specific amino acid.
RNA molecules that transfer amino acids to the ribosomes. The tRNA anticodon sequence is complementary to the codon of mRNA.