The Ribosome Binding Site in an MRNA Transcript Is Located

question 64

Multiple Choice

The ribosome binding site in an mRNA transcript is located ____ and is where ____.

• A) at the start codon; the large ribosomal subunit binds to the mRNA-tRNA complex in prokaryotes
• B) just upstream of the start codon; the large ribosomal subunit binds to mRNA in eukaryotes
• C) at the start codon; the small ribosomal subunit binds to the mRNA-tRNA complex in eukaryotes
• D) on aminoacyl-tRNA; the large ribosomal subunit binds to tRNA in prokaryotes
• E) just upstream of the start codon; the small ribosomal subunit binds to mRNA in prokaryotes

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