Which of the following accurately describes the role of the Shine-Dalgarno sequence in prokaryotic translation initiation?

• A. It signals the termination of translation by binding to release factors
• B. It facilitates the binding of the ribosome to the 5’ cap of mRNA
• C. It aligns the start codon with the P site of the ribosome by base-pairing with the 16S rRNA
• D. It recruits tRNA molecules to the ribosome for the initiation of translation

Answer: (C)