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 one by one to form a polypeptide chain), and termination (where the process stops when a stop codon is reached). So, initiation should occur before elongation.

Answer:

Initiation occurs before elongation.