Translation

AP Biology· difficulty 1/5

amino acid anticodon loop 3'-CCA

Which feature of tRNA ensures correct amino-acid placement during translation?

  • A

    Anticodons recognize the ribosome's E-site directly.

  • B

    Random recruitment of any amino acid by the A-site.

  • C

    tRNA reads mRNA 5' to 3' as DNA polymerase does.

  • D

    Specific anticodon-codon base pairing on mRNA, with cognate amino acid attached at the 3' CCA end.

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Explanation

Each tRNA has an anticodon that base-pairs with a complementary mRNA codon and carries the corresponding amino acid (charged by aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase) at its 3' CCA end, providing translation fidelity.

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