Figure 7.

The elongation characteristics upon varying the insertion rate k_III+ for the transition from the pre-insertion state (III) to the insertion state (IV) in the five-state scheme (see Figure 2). The elongation rate J, the error rate Err in the logarithmic value, and the entropy production per cycle ${\Xi }_P$ are shown versus k_III+ or versus the free energy expenditure H_d for: (a) The pre-insertion selection strategy (${\eta }_{III}^{+}={\eta }_{III}^{-}=100\&{\eta }_{IV}^{+}={\eta }_{IV}^{-}=1$); (b) The post-insertion selection strategy (${\eta }_{III}^{+}={\eta }_{III}^{-}=1\&{\eta }_{IV}^{+}={\eta }_{IV}^{-}=100$). The corresponding characteristic values at the default value of k_III+ = 220 s⁻¹ are labeled by stars.