Multiple choice

The process of translation continues until...

  1. There are are amino acids added to the cytoplasm

  2. There are no more ribosomes

  3. A stop codon is reached

  4. The polypeptide chain has 30 amino acids
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Explanation

Translation is terminated when the ribosome encounters a stop codon (UAA, UAG, or UGA) on the mRNA strand. Since there are no tRNAs with anticodons complementary to stop codons, release factors bind instead, causing the polypeptide chain to be released.

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