Figure 20.2 -The Antibiotic Cycloheximide Binds to the 60S Subunit of the 60S

question 44

Multiple Choice

Figure 20.2

-The antibiotic cycloheximide binds to the 60S subunit of the ribosome as shown in Figure 20.2. The effect is to

• A) Prevent peptide bond formation in prokaryotes.
• B) Prevent polypeptide elongation in eukaryotes.
• C) Prevent transcription in prokaryotes.
• D) Prevent mRNA- ribosome binding in eukaryotes.
• E) None of the above.

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