Life: The Science of Biology
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Author: David E. Sadava, David M. Hillis, H. Craig Heller, Sally D. Hacker
Publisher: W. H. Freeman
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Chapter 14.5, Problem 3R
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The significance and structure of a polysome.
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The polysomes are defined as those structures that are formed at the time of translation and help in the formation of peptides. They are the arrangement of ribosomes two or more in number on the mRNA (messenger ribonucleic acid) for the process of translation.
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