The initial amino acid incorporated into a nascent peptide is N- formylated in
A)prokaryotic translation.
B)prokaryotic transcription.
C)eukaryotic translation.
D)both A and C
E)both B and C

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In prokaryotic translation, the initial amino acid methionine is modified to N-formylmethionine (fMet) before being incorporated into the nascent peptide chain. This modification does not occur in eukaryotic translation.

The Initial Amino Acid Incorporated into a Nascent Peptide Is