LIFE SCIENCE

OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which molecule brings the amino acid to the ribosome?
A
DNA
B
mRNA
C
tRNA
D
rRNA
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The mRNA is then pulled through the ribosome; as its codons encounter the ribosome’s active site, the mRNA nucleotide sequence is translated into an amino acid sequence using the tRNAs as adaptors to add each amino acid in the correct sequence to the end of the growing polypeptide chain.

Detailed explanation-2: -tRNAs (transfer RNAs) carry amino acids to the ribosome.

Detailed explanation-3: -During protein synthesis, tRNAs with attached amino acids are delivered to the ribosome by proteins called elongation factors, which aid in association of the tRNA with the ribosome, synthesis of the new polypeptide, and translocation (movement) of the ribosome along the mRNA.

Detailed explanation-4: -The tRNA carries the amino acid that corresponds to that codon. The next mRNA codon is now exposed in the ribosome’s other docking site. A tRNA with the complementary anticodon is attracted to the ribosome and binds to this codon. The tRNA carries the next amino acid in the polypeptide chain.

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