What factor sponsors translocation of the bacterial ribosome and what events occur during translocation?

What will be an ideal response?


Ans: Factor EF-G sponsors translocation in which the mRNA is advanced three bases through the ribosome, the deacylated tRNA is moved from the P site to the E site, and the peptidyl tRNA at the A site is moved to the P site, leaving an empty A site.

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