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Round 1: Tossup 13

The Class I of an aaRS enzyme that conducts a reaction in which this molecule is the nucleophile contains a Rossmann fold domain; that reaction is also known as the “charging” of this molecule. A conserved sequence containing pseudouridine (-5[1])comprises the T psi C arm of these molecules. Inosine is one compound that participates in (*) wobble pairing in this molecule. (-5[1])During one process, this molecule enters the A site and exits uncharged from the E (-5[1])site. (-5[1])This cloverleaf-shaped molecule (10[1])carries a three base-pair sequence known as an anticodon. For 10 points, name this form of RNA that carries amino acids to the ribosome during translation, (10[1])unlike mRNA. ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: transfer RNA [accept tRNA; prompt on other forms of RNA or any answer with RNA; reject “mRNA”]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzzpointValue
Aditya Rao (Challenger-Strawberry Park)CaliforniaKentucky38-5
Vikhyat KonchadaGeorgia AGeorgia B59-5
Nathan Daniel (North Gwinnett)Georgia CNew York74-5
Swastik RoyTexas ANorth Carolina75-5
Keaton Finan (Finan Homeschool)WashingtonTexas B7810
Arjun NairNew YorkGeorgia C10410
Hanna WuKentuckyCalifornia10710
Om DessaiNorth CarolinaTexas A10710

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Power %Neg %Avg. Buzz
VAULT II at Georgia Tech2026-01-24✕6100%50%17%52.33
Triangle Cup2026-03-13✓3100%33%33%80.33
VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS2026-03-13✓3100%0%0%72.00
VAULT II at McGill2026-03-13✓4100%0%50%91.00
VAULT II at UCSB2026-03-13✓580%20%40%61.00
VAULT II Northern UK2026-04-24✓3100%0%0%81.33
VAULT II Southern UK2026-04-24✓4100%50%25%66.25
VAULT II at Harvard2026-04-30✓4100%25%25%57.75
VAULT II at MINT2026-06-19✓580%0%80%99.00
VAULT II Stanford Online2026-07-17✓875%25%50%73.67