During protein synthesis, mistakes in adding amino acids to the growing polypeptide chain are usually prevented. If they are not, a quality-control mechanism ensures premature termination of erroneous sequences.
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Fredrick, K., Ibba, M. Errors rectified in retrospect. Nature 457, 157–158 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/457157a
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