Microbiology: A Systems Approach
Microbiology: A Systems Approach
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ISBN: 9781259706615
Author: Marjorie Kelly Cowan Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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The importance of ribosomes and difference between the eukaryotic and bacterial ribosome

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Ribosomes are the tiny particles that have RNA. These ribosomes attach to the messenger RNA and transfer RNA for the synthesis of proteins. Ribosome occurs free in the cytoplasm as well as attached to the endoplasmic reticulum. Ribosomes are known as the factory of protein synthesis.

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