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28/01/1922 American biochemist Robert W. Holley is born

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Robert W. Holley

He is known for describing the structure of transfer RNA for the first time in history. Transfer RNA, usually called just tRNA, serves as the link between the mRNA and the amino acid sequence of proteins. Transfer RNAs are a necessary component of translation, the biological synthesis of new proteins in accordance with the genetic code.
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