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What does the ribosome  look for on the mRNA when it is about to translate it?*1 pointAUGStart codon5' capall of the abovea and b only

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What does the ribosome  look for on the mRNA when it is about to translate it?*1 pointAUGStart codon5' capall of the abovea and b only

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The ribosome looks for the start codon (AUG) on the mRNA when it is about to translate it. So, the correct answer is "AUG Start codon".

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