Ribosomal subunits ____________.

A. come together in threes to form functional units
B. are composed of mRNA and structural proteins
C. are synthesized in the cytoplasm
D. converge with tRNA when mRNA is to be translated
E. are transcribed from the complementary strand of DNA that is used for tRNA transcription


Answer: D

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