Question

geoffrey made a mistake in listing the main steps of translation in order as elongation, initiation, and termination. which statement describes his error? initiation occurs before elongation. termination is not one of the steps. termination occurs before elongation. elongation is not one of the steps.

Explanation:

Translation is a biological process where proteins are synthesized from mRNA. The correct order of its main steps is initiation (where the ribosome assembles around the mRNA), elongation (where amino - acids are added to the growing polypeptide chain), and then termination (where the process stops). Geoffrey listed elongation first, which is wrong as initiation must come before elongation.

Answer:

Initiation occurs before elongation.