What it means
When a cell makes a protein, the ribosome reads the code in messenger RNA three letters at a time. Each tRNA molecule matches one of these three-letter codes and brings the right amino aciduh-MEE-noh AS-idOne of the small building blocks that join together in chains to make proteins.Full entry to add to the growing chain. Some antibiotics work by blocking this step in bacteria.
At a glance
| Also written | transfer RNA |
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Related terms
amino acid
One of the small building blocks that join together in chains to make proteins.
rRNA
Ribosomal RNA: the RNA that forms much of the ribosome, the part of a cell that builds proteins.