cloverleaf model

noun

A model that depicts the molecular structure of tRNA, showing how its chain consists of two "business ends" and three arms.

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Meanings

nouncloverleaf model (plural cloverleaf models)

plural cloverleaf models

  1. biologyA model that depicts the molecular structure of tRNA, showing how its chain consists of two "business ends" and three arms.
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