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In eukaryotes, the first amino acid in a growing polypeptide chain is always _______ because the only codon for this amino acid is also the _______ codon.

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In eukaryotes, the first amino acid in a growing polypeptide chain is always methionine because the only codon for this amino acid is also the start codon.

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