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ribosome  

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  • Ribosomes (/ˈraɪbəˌsoʊm, -boʊ-/) are macromolecular machines, found within all living cells, that perform biological protein synthesis (mRNA translation). Ribosomes link amino acids together in the order specified by the codons of messenger RNA (mRNA) molecules to form polypeptide chains.

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