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Where does amino acid activation occur during protein synthesis?
Posted February 24, 2023
Cellular Processes
DNA and RNA
Protein
RNA
Answer
Amino acid
activation occurs in the ribosomes which are located within the cell cytosol. The amino acids become activated by binding to molecules of tRNA and assembled by ribosomes into a sequence transcribed by the
DNA
template.
Additional resources
Aminoacylation
Amino Acid Reference Chart
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