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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One of a class of RNA molecules that transport amino acids to ribosomes for incorporation into a polypeptide undergoing synthesis.
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- noun biochemistry A short-chain version of
RNA that transfers individualamino acids toribosomes duringprotein synthesis .
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