Consider the Experiments by Noller and Colleagues

question 24

Multiple Choice

Consider the experiments by Noller and colleagues.If removal of proteins from the large subunit of the ribosome had destroyed peptidyl transferase activity, then one could infer that

• A) rRNA is responsible for the breaking of bonds between tRNA and amino acids.
• B) proteins are responsible for the breaking of bonds between tRNA and amino acids.
• C) rRNA is responsible for the fidelity function.
• D) tRNA is responsible for the fidelity function.
• E) proteins are responsible for the fidelity function.

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