1. Assume that the ribosome has just catalyzed the formation of a peptide bond, but the ribosome has not yet translocated to the next codon. Is the polypeptide attached to the A-site tRNA or to the P-site tRNA?

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1. Assume that the ribosome has just catalyzed the formation of a peptide bond, but the ribosome has not yet translocated to the next codon. Is the polypeptide attached to the A-site tRNA or to the P-site tRNA?
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