Question

Tetracycline is an antibiotic that blocks tRNA from entering the ribosome and associating with mRNA. If tetracycline were added to the cytoplasm of a eukaryotic cell, which types of proteins would be made?(1 point)
Responses

Only proteins that function in the cytoplasm of the cell
Only proteins that function in the cytoplasm of the cell

Only proteins that will be exported outside of the cell
Only proteins that will be exported outside of the cell

No proteins will be made if tRNA cannot bind to mRNA
No proteins will be made if tRNA cannot bind to mRNA

Only proteins that will be inserted into a membrane

Answer 1

If tetracycline were added to the cytoplasm of a eukaryotic cell, it would block tRNA from entering the ribosome, preventing translation from occurring. Since tRNA is essential for bringing amino acids to the ribosome for protein synthesis, translation would be halted. Therefore, the correct response is:

**No proteins will be made if tRNA cannot bind to mRNA.**