Pyruvate Is Converted to Lactate in the Absence of Oxygen

question 58

True/False

Pyruvate is converted to lactate in the absence of oxygen.​

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Definitions:

Polyribosome

A complex consisting of a number of ribosomes attached to an mRNA during translation; also known as a polysome.

Ribosomes

Molecular machines within cells where proteins are synthesized, following the instructions encoded in RNA.

mRNA

Messenger RNA, which carries genetic information from DNA to the ribosome, where it serves as a template for protein synthesis.

AUG Codon

The mRNA codon that signals the start of protein synthesis, typically coding for the amino acid methionine in eukaryotes and a modified methionine in prokaryotes.