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Categories: Articles with short description, Protein biosynthesis, Ribozymes
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ribosome
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An organelle in the cytoplasm of a living cell; they attach to mRNA and move down it one codon at a time and then stop until tRNA brings the required amino acid; when it reaches a stop codon it falls apart and releases the completed protein molecule for use by the cell WordNet 3.0
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An organelle in the cytoplasm of a living cell; they attach to mRNA and move down it one codon at a time and then stop until tRNA brings the required amino acid; when it reaches a stop codon it falls apart and releases the completed protein molecule for use by the cell WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Ribosomes are macromolecular machines, found within all cells, that perform biological protein synthesis. Wikipedia
Intracellular organelle, site of protein biosynthesis resulting from translation of messenger RNA, consisting of two subunits Wikidata
Complex of RNA and protein that is found in all cells. The ribosomes in the mitochondrion of eukaryotic cells resemble those in bacteria, reflecting the evolutionary origin of this organelle. OmegaWiki
A small organelle found in all cells; involved in the production of proteins by translating messenger RNA. Wiktionary
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The ribosome is the site of protein synthesis WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet