What Would Happen in a Cell That Completely Lacked Aminoacyl-TRNA

question 43

Multiple Choice

What would happen in a cell that completely lacked aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases?

• A) No charged tRNAs would be present in the cell.
• B) Transcription would initiate,but elongation would not occur.
• C) Translation would be initiated,but elongation would not occur.
• D) Peptide elongation would occur,but termination would not occur.
• E) RNA elongation would occur,but termination would not occur.

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