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Translation: Initiation, Elongation, Termination Practice Questions

20 free Translation: Initiation, Elongation, Termination practice questions for the Zoology, each with the correct answer and a detailed explanation. Open any question below, or take the full set as an interactive quiz.

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  1. Q1. Translation is the process by which:
  2. Q2. The site of translation in a cell is the:
  3. Q3. The initiation codon for translation is:
  4. Q4. During translation initiation in prokaryotes, the small ribosomal subunit binds to the:
  5. Q5. Which RNA molecule brings amino acids to the ribosome?
  6. Q6. The ribosomal site that holds the growing polypeptide chain is the:
  7. Q7. During elongation, peptide bonds are formed by the activity of:
  8. Q8. Which ribosomal site is responsible for entry of aminoacyl-tRNA?
  9. Q9. The E site of the ribosome functions to:
  10. Q10. Elongation of the polypeptide chain proceeds in which direction?
  11. Q11. Translocation during elongation moves the ribosome along mRNA by:
  12. Q12. Which factor provides energy for translocation during elongation?
  13. Q13. Termination of translation occurs when the ribosome encounters:
  14. Q14. Which of the following is a stop codon?
  15. Q15. Release factors function during translation to:
  16. Q16. Which molecule is released at the end of translation?
  17. Q17. In eukaryotes, translation initiation requires recognition of the:
  18. Q18. Which amino acid is the first incorporated during eukaryotic translation?
  19. Q19. Polysomes are structures formed when:
  20. Q20. A key difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic translation is that prokaryotes: