Term Name: transfer RNA
Synonyms: RNA, transfer, transfer RNA, tRNA
Definition: A single-stranded RNA molecule containing about 70-90 nucleotides, folded by intrastrand base pairing into a characteristic secondary ('cloverleaf') structure that carries a specific amino acid and matches it to its corresponding codon on an mRNA during protein synthesis.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:17843]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: ribonucleic acid
has subtype: tRNA(Ala) tRNA(Arg) tRNA(Asx) tRNA(Cys) tRNA(fMet) tRNA(Glx) tRNA(Gly) tRNA(His) tRNA(Ile) tRNA(Leu) tRNA(Lys) tRNA(Met) tRNA(Phe) tRNA(Pro) tRNA(Pyl) tRNA(Sec) tRNA(Ser) tRNA(Thr) tRNA(Trp) tRNA(Tyr) tRNA(Val)
inverse has_functional_parent: alpha-aminoacyl-tRNA