Anatomy & Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function, 7th Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0073403717
ISBN 13: 978-0-07340-371-7

Chapter 4 - Section 4.2 - Figure 4.8 - Translation of mRNA - Page 122: 1

Answer

The ribosome would have no way of no way of holding the partially completed peptide while it was adding the next amino acid in the sequence.

Work Step by Step

There are three sites on the ribosome, including the A site and the P site. This enables the ribosome to bind with several t-RNA molecules at the same time.
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