Treating a cell with a drug to stop tRNA from doing its job would mean what?

Question

A.

that ribosomes would fall apart

B.

that sugars would not be added to proteins

C.

that nothing would be available to translate

D.

that amino acids would not be brought to the growing protein

Answer 1

The correct answer is D. By stopping tRNA from doing its job, amino acids would not be brought to the growing protein. tRNA is responsible for carrying the specific amino acids that correspond to the codons on the mRNA strand during protein synthesis. Without tRNA, the growing protein would not receive the necessary building blocks, and its synthesis would be affected.