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  • Question
  • The direction of amino acid transfer to the growing polypeptide chain is


  • Options
  • A. from the A (aminoacyl tRNA site) site to the P (peptidyl tRNA site) site on the ribosome
  • B. from the P site to the A site on the ribosome
  • C. from the A site to the E (exit tRNA site) site on the ribosome
  • D. from the P site to the E site on the ribosome

  • Correct Answer
  • from the P site to the A site on the ribosome 


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    • 1. The structure in a bacterium that indicates an active site for protein synthesis is

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    • A. a chromosome.
    • B. a cell membrane,
    • C. a flagellum.
    • D. a polysome.
    • Discuss
    • 2. Signal peptide protein removal that is translocated across a membrane is accomplished by

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    • A. fMet aminopeptidase
    • B. trypsin
    • C. signal peptidase
    • D. chymotrypsin
    • Discuss
    • 3. The growing polypeptide chain is released from the ribosomes when

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    • A. a chain terminating codon is reached
    • B. a chain terminating tRNA binds to the ribosome
    • C. the 7-methyl guanosine cap is reached
    • D. the poly A tail is reached
    • Discuss
    • 4. Which site of the tRNA molecule binds to the mRNA molecule?

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    • A. Anticodon
    • B. Codon
    • C. Amino acid
    • D. 5 prime end
    • Discuss
    • 5. Type I proteins (plasma membrane) have a

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    • A. cleavage N- terminal signal sequence and a hydrophobic stop transfer sequence
    • B. cleavaged N- terminal signal sequence that doubles as the membrane anchoring sequence
    • C. multiple signal sequence and a hydrophobic stop transfer sequence
    • D. multiple signal sequence that doubles as the membrane anchoring sequence
    • Discuss
    • 6. The lac operon contains the z, y and a structural genes

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    • A. encoding p-galactosidase, galactose permeases and thio-galactosidase transacetylase respectively
    • B. encoding p-galactosidase and galactose permeases
    • C. encoding P-galactosidase only
    • D. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 7. Phosphorus is taken up by the cell during the process of

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    • A. carbohydrate synthesis.
    • B. protein synthesis,
    • C. lipid synthesis.
    • D. ATP synthesis.
    • Discuss
    • 8. Processive synthesis is a characteristic feature of

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    • A. all DNA polymerases.
    • B. DNA Pol III at a replication fork.
    • C. removal of RNA primers on Okasaki fragments.
    • D. DNA mismatch repair
    • Discuss
    • 9. Ribosomes select the correct tRNAs

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    • A. then bind to the appropriate mRNA
    • B. solely on the basis of their anticodons
    • C. depending on their abundance in the cytosol
    • D. with the least abundant anticodons
    • Discuss
    • 10. Amino acids are joined together into a protein chain by which of the following?

    • Options
    • A. Transfer RNA
    • B. DNA polymerase
    • C. Hydrogen bonds
    • D. Messenger RNA
    • Discuss


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