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In peptide synthesis, after an amino acid has been added to the polypeptide chain, the empty _______ exits the ribosome.

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Answer:

Transfer RNA

Step-by-step explanation:

An tRNA charged with an given amino acid, whose anti-codon matches the codon in the messenger RNA associated to the ribosome, is placed in that location being added to the polypeptide. After that, the complex Ribosome-mRNA moves along, another codon is exposed to receive other amino acid, and in the meanwhile the previous tRNA is excised from its amino acid, and leaves the complex

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