Antibiotics inhibit protein synthesis

A) by disrupting cell membrane fraction
B) by binding to 80S ribosomal subunits
C) by interfering with the accurate reading of the mRNA message
D) by binding to a 60S ribosomal subunit


Ans: C) by interfering with the accurate reading of the mRNA message

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