The ribosome is needed for translation of mRNA

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Chapter13: Gene Expression
Section13.4: Translation
Problem 3C: A certain mRNA strand has the following nucleotide sequence: 5AUGACGUAUAACUUU3 What is the anticodon...
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The ribosome is needed for translation of mRNA

(a) because it has the enzyme for adding amino acids to the 5’ end of a tRNA   (b) because the ribosomal RNA contains the codon which determines the sequence of amino acids in a protein   (c) because it positions tRNA and mRNA so that correct pairing of codon and anti-codon can occur  (d) because it has an enzyme that removes introns from mRNA   (e) all of the above

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