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ribosomes

Small cellular components composed of specialized ribosomal RNA and protein; site of protein synthesis. Found in three places in eukaryotic cells: free in the cytoplasm, attached to the endoplasmic reticulum, and in mitochondria See ribonucleic acid (RNA).


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