Question

Which is the third elongation step in bacteria?

(a) Peptide bond formation

(b) Binding of an incoming aminoacyl t-RNA

(c) Translocation

(d) None of the mentioned

The question was asked in unit test.

The query is from Protein Synthesis in section DNA, RNA and Protein Metabolism of Biochemistry

Answer 1

Correct option is (c) Translocation

The best explanation: Binding of an incoming aminoacyl t-RNA is the first step, peptide bond formation

is the second step and translocation is the final elongation step in bacteria.