| NOUN | body | ribosome | an organelle in the cytoplasm of a living cell |
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| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Example | "the ribosome is the site of protein synthesis" | |
| Broader | organelle, cell organelle, cell organ | A specialized part of a cell |
| Spanish | ribosoma | |
| Catalan | ribosoma | |
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