CLEP Natural Sciences - Biological Science

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Which of the following cell structures carries out the process of translation?

mitochondrion
nucleus
ribosome
vacuole

Explanation

Answer: C - Ribosome.

During translation, ribosomal subunits assemble on the strand of mRNA. Here, they proceed to attract tRNA molecules tethered to amino acids (circles). A long chain of amino acids emerges as the ribosome decodes the mRNA sequence into a polypeptide, or a new protein.

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