As the Polypeptide Is Elongating During Translation, What Is the Ribosome

question 72

Multiple Choice

As the polypeptide is elongating during 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 noncoding introns
• E) breaking hydrogen bonds between the tRNA and the mRNA

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