Elongation Factors Translocate the Ribosome in the 3' Direction by a Distance

question 15

Multiple Choice

Elongation factors translocate the ribosome in the 3' direction by a distance of______ .

• A) one nucleotide
• B) two nucleotides
• C) two codons
• D) one codon
• E) three codons

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