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

Question

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N-formylation occurs during translation in prokaryotes, but not in eukaryotes or during transcription. Therefore, options A and D are incorrect, and option B is partially incorrect.

The Initial Amino Acid Incorporated into a Nascent Peptide Is