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Which molecule acts as the adaptor between mRNA codons and amino acids during translation?

Answer: tRNA.

  • A rRNA
  • B tRNA
  • C hnRNA
  • D snRNA

Correct answer: B. tRNA

Explanation: Francis Crick proposed that tRNA acts as an adaptor molecule, reading the mRNA codon and carrying the corresponding amino acid.

The Replication Forkhelicase (unwinds fork)leading strand (continuous, 5'→3')lagging strand: Okazaki fragments (discontinuous)

Helicase unwinds the double helix at the replication fork; one new strand (leading) is synthesised continuously toward the fork, while the other (lagging) must be made in short, separate Okazaki fragments because DNA polymerase only adds nucleotides 5'→3'.

Concept context

DNA structure, replication, transcription, translation, the genetic code, and gene regulation (lac operon). The single most important chapter for NEET molecular biology.

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