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  2. The function of a ribosome in any cell is to produce proteins. Proteins are used in almost all cellular functions; as catalysts they speed the time of reactions, as fibers they provide support, and many proteins function in specific tasks, like contracting muscle cells.

  3. Ribosomes are the sites at which information carried in the genetic code is converted into protein molecules. Ribosomal molecules of messenger RNA (mRNA) determine the order of transfer RNA (tRNA) molecules that are bound to nucleotide triplets (codons).

  4. Ribosome - Wikipedia

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    Ribosomes are minute particles consisting of RNA and associated proteins that function to synthesize proteins. Proteins are needed for many cellular functions, such as repairing damage or directing chemical processes.

  5. Also known as the protein manufacturing unit of the cell, the main function of the ribosome is that it acts as the site where amino acids are assembled to produce proteins. The process of protein synthesis is commonly known as translation.

  6. The important ribosome function includes: It assembles amino acids to form proteins that are essential to carry out cellular functions. The DNA produces mRNA by the process of DNA transcription.

  7. Ribosome - National Human Genome Research Institute

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    A ribosome is the cellular machinery responsible for making proteins. There are many ribosomes in each cell, each made up of two subunits. These two subunits lock around the messenger RNA and then travel along the length of the messenger RNA molecule reading each three-letter codon.

  8. 5.4: Ribosomes - Biology LibreTexts

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    Ribosomes are the cellular structures responsible for protein synthesis. The word “synthesis” means “to combine things to produce something else.” In this context, protein synthesis means combining different amino acids together to form a protein. Ribosomes join amino acids together in a chain to form a protein (Figure \(\PageIndex{1 ...

  9. Ribosomes, Transcription, Translation | Learn Science at Scitable...

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    Ribosomes are the sites in a cell in which protein synthesis takes place. Cells have many ribosomes, and the exact number depends on how active a particular cell is in...

  10. The function and synthesis of ribosomes - Nature

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    Ribosomes have two main functions — decoding the message and the formation of peptide bonds. These two activities reside in two large ribonucleoprotein particles (RNPs) of unequal...

  11. Ribosome | British Society for Cell Biology - BSCB

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    A ribosome, formed from two subunits locking together, functions to: (1) Translate encoded information from the cell nucleus provided by messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA), (2) Link together amino acids selected and collected from the cytoplasm by transfer ribonucleic acid (tRNA).