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)

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Responses

Only proteins that will be inserted into a membrane
Only proteins that will be inserted into a membrane

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

Only proteins that function in the cytoplasm of the cell

Answer 1

If tetracycline is added to the cytoplasm of a eukaryotic cell and blocks tRNA from entering the ribosome and associating with mRNA, it would prevent the translation process from occurring. Since translation is essential for synthesizing proteins, the correct response would be:

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

Without the ability of tRNA to bring amino acids to the ribosome in order to form proteins, no new proteins can be synthesized.