Question

This structure’s activity is mediated by eIF2 in a process (10[1])that hydrolyzes GTP. EF-Tu cycles on and off this structure as it catalyzes a processive reaction. One substrate this structure binds contains an acceptor stem and a CCA tail. In prokaryotes, this structure binds to the (10[2])purine-rich Shine-Dalgarno (10[1])sequence. In eukaryotes, this structure that contains E, P, and A sites is made up of (10[1])small 40S and large 60S subunits. tRNAs containing anti-codons are added to polypeptide chains in this structure that performs translation.For 10 points, name these macromolecular complexes that take in mRNA to conduct protein synthesis. ■END■

ANSWER: ribosomes [reject “ribozymes”]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Ayush Patel (DII)UCLA CUCLA B910
Fish Tsai (DII)UCSDClaremont C4610
Andrew Nucci (DII)UCLA EUCLA D4610
Nick Machin (UG)UCLA AClaremont B4810
Karthik Krishnamurthy (DII)USCClaremont A6410

Summary

2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY9100%0%11%63.33
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY8100%0%0%57.63
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY13100%0%23%65.38
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY9100%0%0%67.00
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY5100%0%0%42.60
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY9100%0%11%54.78