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A transfer RNA (#1) attached to the amino acid lysine enters the ribosome. The lysine binds to the growing polypeptide on the other tRNA (#2) in the ribosome already.
-Which enzyme causes a covalent bond to attach lysine to the polypeptide?
A)ATPase
B)lysine synthetase
C)RNA polymerase
D)ligase
E)peptidyl transferase

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Peptidyl transferase is the enzyme responsible for catalyzing the formation of peptide bonds between the incoming amino acid on the tRNA and the growing polypeptide chain on the other tRNA.

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