Meaning of RIBOSOME
| Pronunciation: | | 'rIbu`sowm
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[n] an organelle in the cytoplasm of a living cell; ribosomes attach to mRNA and move down it one codon at a time and stop until tRNA brings the required amino acid; when a ribosome reaches a stop codon it falls apart and releases the completed protein molecule for use by the cell; "the ribosome is the site of protein synthesis" |
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RIBOSOME is a 8 letter word that starts with R. |
| | See Also: | | cell organ, organelle | |
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- Cellular organelle that is the site of protein synthesis during translation. See Organelle, Translation
- a small, spherical body within the cytoplasm of the cell in which protein synthesis takes place.
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