What is the role of tRNA in protein synthesis?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. It carries a specific amino acid and matches its anticodon to a codon
- Step 1: Each tRNA has an anticodon that pairs with a codon and carries the matching amino acid.
Answer
It carries a specific amino acid and matches its anticodon to a codon.
Why not the others: It carries the genetic code from the nucleus to the ribosomes in the cell: that is the role of mRNA. It forms part of the structure of the ribosome during translation: that is the role of rRNA. It unwinds the DNA double helix before transcription begins: enzymes unwind DNA; tRNA does not.
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