ACCEPTOR RNA
\ɐksˈɛptəɹ ˌɑːɹˌɛnˈe͡ɪ], \ɐksˈɛptəɹ ˌɑːɹˌɛnˈeɪ], \ɐ_k_s_ˈɛ_p_t_ə_ɹ ˌɑː_ɹ_ˌɛ_n_ˈeɪ]\
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short-chain RNA molecules present in the cell (in at least 20 varieties, each variety capable of combining with a specific amino acid) that attach the correct amino acid to the protein chain that is being synthesized at the ribosome of the cell (according to directions coded in the mRNA)
By Princeton University
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).