Meaning of ribosome
Definition of ribosome
(noun)
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; "the ribosome is the
site
of
protein
synthesis"
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