Why is it essential that tRNA binds to both amino acids & mRNA codons during protein synthesis?
It is essential that tRNA binds to both amino acids & mRNA codon because tRNA acts as an adapter molecule with picks up a specifically activated amino acid from the cytoplasm & further it is transferred to the ribosomal within the cytoplasm where proteins are synthesized. It attracts itself to the ribosome with the sequence specified by mRNA & finally, it transmits its amino acid to a new polypeptide chain.
