Use the Following Information to Answer the Next Few Questions

question 49

Multiple Choice

Use the following information to answer the next few questions.
A transfer RNA (#1) attached to the amino acid lysine enters the ribosome. The lysine binds to the growing polypeptide on the other tRNA (#2) in the ribosome already.
-The anticodon of a particular tRNA molecule is

• A) complementary to the corresponding mRNA codon.
• B) complementary to the corresponding triplet in rRNA.
• C) the part of tRNA that bonds to a specific amino acid.
• D) changeable, depending on the amino acid that attaches to the tRNA.
• E) catalytic, making the tRNA a ribozyme.

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