Polypeptide Chain Elongation and Termination of Translation Differ in Prokaryotes

question 9

Multiple Choice

Polypeptide chain elongation and termination of translation differ in prokaryotes and eukaryotes in which of the following ways?

• A) Binding of the aminoacyl-tRNA to the A-site
• B) Number of release factors
• C) Transfer of the growing peptide from the tRNA in the P-site to the tRNA in the A-site
• D) Translocation requirement of GTP hydrolysis
• E) Translocation of the ribosome along the mRNA to position the next codon in the A-site

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