As the Polypeptide Is Elongating in Translation,what Is the Ribosome

question 78

Multiple Choice

As the polypeptide is elongating in translation,what is the ribosome doing?

• A) removing incorrectly added amino acids.
• B) moving along the mRNA transcript bonding amino acids to each other.
• C) travelling back and forth between the nucleus and the growing polypeptide with information on which amino acids to add.
• D) removing the non-coding introns.
• E) doing more than one of these functions.

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