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The _____ ribosomal subunit initiates translation by binding to the shine-dalgarno sequence

What does AUG encode for in eukaryotes?_____

Eukaryotic _____ help assemble the 40s ribosomal subunit with the initiator tRNA

Translation is initiated by _____ hydrolysis

Prokaryotic translation begins when a ribosome binds a _____ sequence

Eukaryotic translation begins when a ribosome binds a _____

mRNA directs ribosomal synthesis of _____, which contains a signal peptide, the A and B chains of insulin, and a connecting peptide (insulin synthesis)

The _____ ribosomal subunit initiates translation by binding to the 7-methylguanosine cap

Where does protein synthesis take place?

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