Which region of a tRNA molecule binds to amino acids?

a. Anticodon loop

b. Codon loop

c. The 3’ end

d. Variable loop

The correct answer is: a. Anticodon loop

tRNA or transfer RNA is an important component in protein synthesis (translation). Its role is to carry amino acids to the ribosome and link a matching a codon in an mRNA with the amino acid it codes for.

The anticodon located on the tRNA (anticodon loop) can bind to one or a few specific mRNA codons.