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Also Known As	transfer ribonucleic acid • adaptor ribonucleic acid • soluble ribonucleic acid • tRNA • activator RNA • sRNA • activator ribonucleic acid

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Diagram showing protein synthesis: The top section illustrates ribosomes moving along messenger RNA to build a protein chain. The bottom section details transfer RNA molecules matching codons on the mRNA within a ribosome, adding amino acids to a growing polypeptide chain.

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aminoacyl-transfer RNA RNA translation ribosomal RNA ribosome messenger RNA microRNA Ribose What Is the Difference Between DNA and RNA?

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Holley, Robert William

Robert William Holley

American biochemist