ribosome

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noun

an organelle in the cytoplasm of a living cell;
they attach to mRNA and move down it one codon at a time and then stop until tRNA brings the required amino acid;
when it reaches a stop codon it falls apart and releases the completed protein molecule for use by the cell
- the ribosome is the site of protein synthesis
• Hypernyms:
organelle, cell organelle, cell organ