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acceptor end

Four nucleotides at the 3' end of tRNA, which form the site at which the amino acid becomes bound. The last three nucleotides are cytidine-cytidine-adenosine (CCA) and the ribose of the terminal adenosine forms a bond with the amino acid.
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