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. The correct order of its main steps is initiation (where the ribosome assembles around the mRNA and the first tRNA), then elongation (where amino - acids are added one by one to form a polypeptide chain), and finally termination (when the ribosome reaches a stop codon and releases the polypeptide). So, initiation occurs before elongation.

Answer:

Initiation occurs before elongation.