Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding translation?

A) Translation is performed by the ribosome.

B) The mRNA strand is read froem 3' to 5" during translation.

C) The protein is synthesized from amino terminus (N-terminus) to carboxyl terminus (C-terminus) during translation.

D) Translation involves the complementary base-pairing of codons and

E) Translation requires the use of a start codon.

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Nickolas Lewis

Biology

9 January, 21:15

Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding translation?

A) Translation is performed by the ribosome.

B) The mRNA strand is read froem 3' to 5" during translation.

C) The protein is synthesized from amino terminus (N-terminus) to carboxyl terminus (C-terminus) during translation.

D) Translation involves the complementary base-pairing of codons and

E) Translation requires the use of a start codon.

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Yazmin Koch · Answer 1

Regarding translation the following statements is false: The mRNA strand is read from 3' to 5' direction during translation.

Explanation:

The primary structures for protein synthesis are the ribosomes, organelles composed by the association of proteins with rRNA and tRNA. During translation, mRNAs are read in the 5' to 3' direction, and tRNA transfer amino acids to build the polypeptide chain. The protein is synthesized from the amino terminus to the carboxy terminus. Each amino acid is specified by a codon formed by three bases in the mRNA. mARNs have a start and end codon that tells the ribosome where to start and stop adding amino acids. When the ribosome reaches the end codon, it means that protein synthesis is finished.