transfer RNA (tRNA)

• tRNA is involved in translation
• tRNA carries the amino acids that are used to make proteins to the ribosomes
• tRNA is a single polynucleotide strand that's folded into a clover shape. hydrogen bonds between specific base pairs hold this in shape
• every tRNA molecule has a specific sequence of three bases at one end called an anticodon. they also have an amino acid binding site at the other end