Use this list of events in translation to answer the questions that follow.
1. A tRNA molecule enters the A site of a ribosome and binds to an mRNA codon.
2. A tRNA with the amino acid methionine binds mRNA, and the large ribosomal subunit becomes part of the ribosome.
3. mRNA binds the ribosome's small subunit.
4. An amino acid from a tRNA in the P site is attached to the tRNA in the A site.
5. A tRNA with an amino acid is released from the A site.
-Which step is first in translation, in which the ribosome is still not completely assembled?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5

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The first step in translation involves mRNA binding to the ribosome's small subunit, which occurs before the ribosome is fully assembled.

Use This List of Events in Translation to Answer the Questions