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Definitions of ribosome:

  • noun:   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
    Example: "The ribosome is the site of protein synthesis"



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