ribosome

Definitions


[ˈrʌɪbəsəʊm], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a minute particle consisting of RNA and associated proteins found in large numbers in the cytoplasm of living cells. They bind messenger RNA and transfer RNA to synthesize polypeptides and proteins


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Origin:
1950s: from ribonucleic acid + -some




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