Discussion
Puromycin halts translation because it structurally resembles ________.
Answer: C
Correct answer: an aminoacyl-tRNA
Puromycin mimics the aminoacyl end of a charged tRNA, so the ribosome transfers the growing chain onto it. The resulting peptidyl-puromycin cannot be translocated and falls off, releasing an incomplete polypeptide.
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