For example, the amino acid phenylalanine (Phe) is specified by the codons UUU ... Next, the specific tRNA molecule that carries methionine recognizes this codon and binds to it (Figure 5).
Transfer ribonucleic acid (tRNA) is a type of RNA molecule that helps decode a messenger RNA (mRNA) sequence into a protein. tRNAs function at specific sites in the ribosome during translation ...