Which of the following is true of bacterial translation termination?

A. The ribosome continues to synthesize protein until it reaches the 3' end of the mRNA.
B. Termination requires the degradation of the ribosome.
C. Termination is signaled by the presence of a stop codon in the mRNA.


C

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a. phosphate groups b. the bonds of a sugar's carbon backbone c. hydrogen bonds of water d. ADP molecules e. cofactors

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The type of mutation that alters the nucleotide sequence of a gene but does not alter the amino acid sequence of the protein produced from that gene is called ________ mutation.

A. frameshift B. missense C. silent D. nonsense

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The corpus luteum is located in the

A) penis. B) ovary. C) testis. D) uterus. E) vagina.

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