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Ribosome
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a tiny structure within cells that assembles proteins by reading the genetic instructions carried by messenger RNA
ribosome
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Ribosomes play a fundamental role in cellular activities by producing the diverse proteins required for cell structure and function.
The process of translation, where genetic instructions in mRNA are converted into proteins, occurs on ribosomes.
Antibiotics like tetracycline and streptomycin target bacterial ribosomes, inhibiting protein synthesis.
Within the nucleus, there is a dense region called the nucleolus, where ribosomal RNA (rRNA) is synthesized and assembled into ribosomes.
