polyribosome
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pol·y·ri·bo·some
(pŏl'ē-rī'bə-sōm') 
n.
A cluster of ribosomes connected by a strand of messenger RNA and actively synthesizing protein. Also called polysome.
n.
A cluster of ribosomes connected by a strand of messenger RNA and actively synthesizing protein. Also called polysome.
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Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry:
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polyribosome
an alternative name for polysome.
| polyribonucleotide nucleotidyltransferase, polyribonucleotide, polyprotein | |
| polysaccharide, polysome, polysomic |
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polyribosome
A cluster of ribosomes connected with messenger RNA; they are formed for the translation of mRNA to proteins. See also ribosome.
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