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ribosomal
Variant of ribosome
noun
a minute, spherical particle composed of RNA and proteins and present in great numbers in the cytoplasm of cells: proteins are manufactured at the ribosomal surface following genetic instructions carried there by messenger RNA
Related Forms:
- ribosomal adjective
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