Figure 20.1 -The Antibiotic Tetracycline Binds to the 30S Subunit of the 30S

question 48

Multiple Choice

Figure 20.1

-The antibiotic tetracycline binds to the 30S subunit of the ribosome,as shown by the dark black bar on the right portion of the diagram in Figure 20.1.The effect is to

• A)prevent attachment of DNA.
• B)prevent peptide bond formation.
• C)prevent transcription.
• D)stop the ribosome from moving along the mRNA.
• E)interfere with the attachment of the tRNA to mRNA-ribosome complex.

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