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To initiate translation, the mRNA first binds to:

a. The smaller ribosomal sub-unit,

b. The larger ribosomal sub-unit

c. The whole ribosome

d. No such specificity exists.

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The first step of the initiation stage of translation is the binding of mRNA to the small ribosomal subunit through base pairing with appropriate sequences on rRNA.The answer is the option (a). 

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