Ribosome

A ribosome is an organelle composed of rRNA and ribosomal proteins. It translates mRNA into a polypeptide chain (e.g., a protein).

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It can be thought of as a factory that builds a protein from a set of genetic instructions. Ribosomes can float freely in the cytoplasm (the internal fluid of the cell) or bind to another organelle called the endoplasmic reticulum, or to the nuclear envelope. Since ribosomes are ribozymes, it is thought that they might be remnants of the RNA world.

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Organelle: In cell biology, an organelle is one of several structures with specialized functions, suspended in the cytoplasm of an eukaryotic cell....

RRNA: REDIRECT Ribosomal RNA...

Translates: REDIRECT Translation...