Planarian flatworms can reproduce asexually by binary fission, during which they split themselves in half.

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Pyl is specified by the codon UAG (normally a Stop codon).

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The Wobble Base of the Anticodon Determines the Number of Codons a tRNA Can Recognize.

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Ribosomes are large ribonucleoprotein particles that contain more RNA than protein and dissociate into large and small subunits.

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Size comparisons show that the ribosome is large enough to bind tRNAs and mRNA.

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Aminoacyl-tRNA Formation Is Very Accurate, the frequency of mischarging is very low; typically, less than 1 in 1000 tRNAs is charged with the incorrect amino acid.

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Valyl-tRNA synthetase can sterically exclude isoleucine from its catalytic pocket because isoleucine is larger than valine.