Multicomponent ribonucleoprotein structures found in the CYTOPLASM of all cells, and in MITOCHONDRIA, and PLASTIDS. They function in PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS via GENETIC TRANSLATION.
    

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Organelles in a pancreas cell

Messenger R.N.A. and ribosomes in protein synthesis / organized and edited by C.F. Phelps and H.R.V. Arnstein.

RNA : life's indispensable molecule / James Darnell.

Gene machine : the race to decipher the secrets of the ribosome / Venki Ramakrishnan.

The structure and formation of eukaryotic ribosomes / organized and edited by R.M.S. Smellie.

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Messenger R.N.A. and ribosomes in protein synthesis / organized and edited by C.F. Phelps and H.R.V. Arnstein.

RNA : life's indispensable molecule / James Darnell.

Gene machine : the race to decipher the secrets of the ribosome / Venki Ramakrishnan.

The structure and formation of eukaryotic ribosomes / organized and edited by R.M.S. Smellie.

Organelles in a pancreas cell