Polyribosome
[pol-ee-rahy-buh-sohm] /ˌpɒl iˈraɪ bəˌsoʊm/
noun, Biology.
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/ˌpɒlɪˈraɪbəˌsəʊm/
noun
1.
(biochem) an assemblage of ribosomes associated with a messenger RNA molecule, involved in peptide synthesis Also called polysome
polyribosome pol·y·ri·bo·some (pŏl’ē-rī’bə-sōm’)
n.
A cluster of ribosomes connected by a strand of mRNA and functioning as a unit in protein synthesis. Also called polysome.
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