Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
14th Edition
ISBN: 9781305073951
Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 19, Problem 6SQ
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Concept introduction: The protein synthesis takes place in the ribosome. Ribozymes are present inside the ribosome that functions as a component of the large subunit ribosomal RNA to link the amino acids during the protein synthesis. Ribozymes has the ability to catalyze the
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Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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