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What role does peptidyl transferase play in protein synthesis?

It transports the initiator aminoacyl-tRNA complex.

It helps the ribosome to advance three nucleotides along the mRNA in the 5′ to 3′ direction.

It holds the proteins in its tertiary structure.

It catalyzes the formation of a peptide bond.

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