Indicate Whether Each of the Following Statements Is True (T)

question 10

Essay

Indicate whether each of the following statements is true (T) or false (F).
___ Assembly of a complete ribosome onto an mRNA requires ATP hydrolysis.
___ Aminoacylation or "charging" of tRNA requires the formation of an aminoacyl-AMP intermediate.
___ Aminoacyl-tRNA binding to the A site of the ribosome requires the accessory factor EF-G and GTP hydrolysis.
___ Translocation of a growing polypeptide from the A to the P site on the ribosome requires EF-G and GTP hydrolysis.
___ Termination of translation requires release factors, but no NTP hydrolysis.

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Definitions:

Opportunity Cost

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Invisible Hand

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Market Behavior

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Trade

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