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This simplified scheme neglects the several substeps, including GTP hydrolysis, Pi release, and elongation factor release, that accompany both productive binding of ternary complex to the ribosome (Steps 2, 4, 7, 10) and tRNA translocation (Steps 3, 6, 9, 12).
