Genetic Code and Translation MCQs

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11
In prokaryotic translation, which elongation factors are necessary for the binding of aminoacyl-tRNA to the ribosome?
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What is the biological term for a change in the nucleotide sequence of a DNA molecule that alters the triplet codons?
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Which specific proteins function as elongation factors during the process of protein synthesis in prokaryotes?
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What is the fundamental unit of DNA that determines the expression and inheritance of a specific biological trait?
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Which hypothesis proposes that the first two bases of an mRNA codon pair precisely with the tRNA anticodon, while the third base exhibits flexibility?
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What is the primary cause of a frameshift mutation in a DNA sequence?
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How does the substitution or deletion of nucleotides within a triplet codon affect the genetic code?
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What is the term for mutations caused by the insertion or deletion of one or more nucleotide bases within the coding region of a gene?
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What is the correct chronological order of the steps involved in the translation process during protein synthesis?
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Why does the genetic code consist of exactly 64 codons?