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Which of the following is true about protein synthesis in bacteria and eukaryotes?
Which of the following is true about protein synthesis in bacteria and eukaryotes?
- Only eukaryotes make proteins on polyribosomes
- Neither bacteria nor eukaryotes make proteins on polyribosomes
- Only bacteria make proteins on polyribosomes
- Both bacteria and eukaryotes make proteins on polyribosomes (correct)
What is the advantage of bacteria over eukaryotes in accelerating protein synthesis?
What is the advantage of bacteria over eukaryotes in accelerating protein synthesis?
- Bacteria have processed mRNA that is physically accessible to ribosomes
- Bacteria have unprocessed mRNA that is physically accessible to ribosomes (correct)
- Eukaryotes have unprocessed mRNA that is physically accessible to ribosomes
- Eukaryotes have processed mRNA that is physically accessible to ribosomes
Which type of antibiotics exploit differences in ribosomes to inhibit bacterial protein synthesis but not eukaryotic protein synthesis?
Which type of antibiotics exploit differences in ribosomes to inhibit bacterial protein synthesis but not eukaryotic protein synthesis?
- Antibiotics that target eukaryotic mRNA
- Antibiotics that target structural and functional similarities between bacterial and eukaryotic ribosomes
- Antibiotics that target structural and functional differences between bacterial and eukaryotic ribosomes (correct)
- Antibiotics that target bacterial mRNA
Which of the following is true about the breakdown regulation of proteins in cells?
Which of the following is true about the breakdown regulation of proteins in cells?
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What is the relationship between ribosomes and protein synthesis?
What is the relationship between ribosomes and protein synthesis?
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Where were several common antibiotics first isolated from?
Where were several common antibiotics first isolated from?
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