noun
- small structures in cells that make proteins by reading genetic instructions
Usage: biology
Examples
- Ribosomes are found in all living cells.
- The ribosomes translate messenger RNA into proteins.
- Some ribosomes float freely in the cytoplasm.
- Other ribosomes are attached to the endoplasmic reticulum.
- Bacterial ribosomes are smaller than those in human cells.
- Scientists study ribosomes to understand protein synthesis.
- Ribosomes consist of RNA and protein components.