Multiple Choice
Transfer RNAs are thought to improve the fidelity of mRNA translation by
A) preventing translocation if an incorrect amino acid is present in the peptidyl transferase center.
B) increasing the rate of GTP hydrolysis by EF-Tu upon accurate codon-anticodon pairing.
C) activating proofreading activity of eEF2.
D) linking codon-anticodon mispairing in the P site to translation termination.
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