Which type of nucleic acid forms a high energy bond with an amino acid during protein synthesis?
A) Messenger RNA
B) Mitochondrial DNA
C) Nuclear DNA
D) Ribosomal RNA
E) Transfer RNA

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Transfer RNA (tRNA) forms a high energy bond with an amino acid during protein synthesis through the action of specific enzymes called aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases. This bond, called the aminoacyl bond, is a high-energy bond that is used to drive the formation of peptide bonds between adjacent amino acids during protein synthesis. The nucleic acid component of tRNA is called the anticodon and it pairs with a complementary codon on the messenger RNA (mRNA) to ensure the correct sequence of amino acids in the growing protein.

Which Type of Nucleic Acid Forms a High Energy Bond