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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. intracellular space
  3. cytoplasm
  4. organelles
  5. ribosomes
  6. polyribosomes
  1. Fields of Study
  2. protoplasm
  3. cytoplasm
  4. organelles
  5. ribosomes
  6. polyribosomes

Preferred term

polyribosomes

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information A multiribosomal structure representing a linear array of ribosomes held together by messenger RNA; They represent the active complexes in cellular protein synthesis and are able to incorporate amino acids into polypeptides both in vivo and in vitro.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Synonyms

  • polysomes

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/59175

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