DNA and PROTEIN SYNTHESIS DNA, functioning as the ...

required for all the steps of protein synthesis. 8.1 FIGURE 8.1 shows the relative dimensions of the components of the protein synthetic appa-ratus. The ribosome consists of two subunits that have specific roles in protein synthesis. Messen-ger RNA is associated with the small subunit; ∼30 bases of the mRNA are bound at any time. ................
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