During translation, the type of amino acid that is added to the growing polypeptide depends on the

Question

a
codon on the mRNA and the anticodon on the tRNA to which the amino acid is attached.
b
anticodon on the mRNA only.
c
codon on the mRNA only.
d
anticodon on the tRNA to which the amino acid is attached only.

Answer 1

The correct answer is:

a. codon on the mRNA and the anticodon on the tRNA to which the amino acid is attached.

During translation, the codon on the mRNA pairs with the anticodon on the tRNA, and this interaction determines which amino acid is added to the growing polypeptide chain.