In Bacteria,the Antibiotic Tetracycline Blocks the Site Where TRNA Molecules

question 35

Multiple Choice

In bacteria,the antibiotic tetracycline blocks the site where tRNA molecules enter the ribosome.The most likely reason that bacteria die from treatment with tetracycline is because the antibiotic

• A) inhibits the cell from producing the mRNA.
• B) causes the tRNA molecules to randomly arrange into proteins that do not function.
• C) causes tRNA rather than mRNA to be made into proteins.
• D) prevents the bacteria from assembling essential proteins.

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