Which of the following cellular activity does tetracycline directly disrupt when it binds to rRNA in prokaryotes?
A
Translation
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B
Respiration
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C
Transcription
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D
DNA replication
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E
Active transport
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Solution
The correct option is A Translation Tetracycline binds to 30S subunit of the ribosome in prokaryotes. It prevents attachment of aminoacyl t- RNA to the ribosome-mRNA complex during the translation process thereby inhibiting it. Thus, protein formation is halted.