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Penicillin inhibits bacterial multiplication because

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It checks spindle formation.

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It destroys chromatin.

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It inhibits cell wall formation.

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It checks RNA synthesis.

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Solution

The correct option is D It inhibits cell wall formation.
Penicillin is an antibiotic that inhibits cell wall synthesis of bacteria. It inhibits the formation of peptidoglycan cross-links in the bacterial cell wall.

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