OBO ID: GO:0016078

Term Name:	tRNA decay		Search Ontology:
Synonyms:	tRNA breakdown tRNA catabolic process tRNA catabolism tRNA degradation
Definition:	The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of tRNA, transfer RNA, a class of relatively small RNA molecules responsible for mediating the insertion of amino acids into the sequence of nascent polypeptide chains during protein synthesis.
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Ontology:	GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO