Which of the following is not true of eukaryotic translation initiation?

A. All polypeptides synthesized by cytosolic ribosomes begin with a Met residue, not an fMet.
B. A special initiator tRNA is utilized for initiation by cytosolic ribosomes.
C. Polypeptides synthesized by mitochondrial ribosomes begin with fMet.
D. The 40S ribosomal subunit binds the mRNAbefore any initiation factors.


D

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