The first step in the initiation of protein synthesis is the binding of _______ to the _______.
a. initiation factors; initiation codon
b. initiation factors; small ribosomal subunit
c. the small ribosomal subunit; initiation codon
d. the initiator tRNA; initiation codon
Ans: b. initiation factors; small ribosomal subunit
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