The small particles (in cytoplasm) in a cell where synthesis of proteins occurs are known as ribosomes. It consists of large subunit and small subunit and each subunit is made up of mix of rRNA and proteins. These subunits are necessary components of ribosome for its functioning. The function of the cells determines the presence of number of ribosomes in it. The size of the ribosome is expressed in Svedbergs which is determined by the sedimentation rate.

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The small particles (in cytoplasm) in a cell where synthesis of proteins occurs are known as ribosomes. It consists of large subunit and small subunit and each subunit is made up of mix of rRNA and proteins. These subunits are necessary components of ribosome for its functioning. The function of the cells determines the presence of number of ribosomes in it. The size of the ribosome is expressed in Svedbergs which is determined by the sedimentation rate.

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