X-ray crystallography has revealed and confirmed many details about the ribosome. All of the following are such details, EXCEPT ________

A) the ribosome is a dynamic structure that changes during its different functional states
B) rRNAs are more likely than proteins to be the catalytic molecule of the ribosome
C) the distance the tRNA must travel between the E, P, and A sites is considered to be relatively short
D) rRNA in the ribosome is in direct contact with the different loops of the tRNA molecule
E) the wobble hypothesis is further supported


Answer: C

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