Concept information
Preferred term
ribosome
Definition
- Ribosomes (/ˈraɪbəˌsoʊm, -boʊ-/) are macromolecular machines, found within all living cells, that perform biological protein synthesis (mRNA translation). Ribosomes link amino acids together in the order specified by the codons of messenger RNA (mRNA) molecules to form polypeptide chains.
Broader concept
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French
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/INS-BN28SFFL-C
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