Definition of "ribosomes" [ribosomes]

• Plural form of ribosome. (noun)

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• "I mean, the chemistry prize was for something called ribosomes, which is an important piece of the machinery that makes proteins in cells."
• "The RNA carrying the genetic information was first believed to be the RNA in ribosomes; for several years the hypothesis was formulated as "one gene-one ribosome-one protein"."
• "To my satisfaction, these predictions were proven wrong, the ribosomes are alive and kicking (so am I) and their high resolution structures stimulated more advanced studies as well as the imagination of many youngsters, including my granddaughter, Noa, who is showing continuous interest, and invited me at the ages of 5 and 13 to explain to her classes what the ribosome is."