Figure 20.1

-The antibiotic tetracycline binds to the 30S subunit of the ribosome,as shown by the dark black bar on the right portion of the diagram in Figure 20.1.The effect is to

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Figure 20.1
 
-The antibiotic tetracycline binds to the 30S subunit of the ribosome,as shown by the dark black bar on the right portion of the diagram in Figure 20.1.The effect is to

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Tetracycline interferes with the attachment of the tRNA to the mRNA-ribosome complex by binding to the 30S subunit of the ribosome, which is a crucial part of the protein synthesis machinery. This prevents the addition of new amino acids to the growing polypeptide chain.

Figure 20.1 -The Antibiotic Tetracycline Binds to the 30S Subunit of the 30S