Which of the following best describes the tRNA binding sites of the ribosome?

A. Only one of the three sites can be occupied by a tRNA molecule at any given time.
B. Each tRNA that associates with the ribosome must first bind in the P site and then move to the A site.
C. The P site contains the tRNA molecule covalently bound to the growing chain of amino acids.
D. All tRNAs leave the ribosome through the A site.


C

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