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tRNA is an adaptor molecule. Comment.

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tRNA is called an adaptor molecule because on one end it reads the code on mRNA and on other end it would bind the aminoacid corresponding to the anticodon. It recognise the codon on mRNA by its anticodon and leaves aminoacid at the protein synthesis site.
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