ribosomal

Of protein factories

Ribosomal means relating to or involving ribosomes—the cellular structures that synthesize proteins.

The term appears mainly in scientific contexts: ribosomal RNA, ribosomal proteins, ribosomal subunits.

Ribosomal RNA (rRNA) forms the structural and functional core of ribosomes and is used in evolutionary biology to trace genetic relationships between organisms.

translation

protein synthesis

Assembling amino acid chains

codonBase triplet encoding amino
anticodontRNA's matching triplet
mRNAGene's working copy

tRNA · elongation · initiation · termination · translocation · peptide bond · polypeptide · reading frame

structure

nucleolus

Ribosome-producing nuclear structure

assemblyConstructing from components
complexHaving many interconnected parts
subunitPart of larger entity

tunnel · stalk

biogenesis

assembly

Constructing from components

nucleolusRibosome-producing nuclear structure
maturationProcess of becoming complete
exportForeign-bound sale

chaperone · quality control

RNA

nucleotide

Genetic code subunit

adeninePurine nucleobase in DNA
guaninePurine nucleobase in DNA
cytosinePyrimidine nucleobase in genetics

uracil · transcription · nucleic acid

localization

endoplasmic reticulum

Cytoplasmic membrane network for synthesis

cytoplasmGel surrounding the nucleus
membraneThin tissue sheet
secretory pathwayCellular protein trafficking system

Opposites

cellular location/organelle

ribosomalextracellular

Outside the cell membrane

nuclear · mitochondrial · cytoplasmic · membranous · endoplasmic

protein synthesis mechanism

ribosomalenzymatic

Involving biological catalysts

rna type

ribosomalmessenger

One who delivers communications

transfer · mRNA · tRNA · regulatory · catalytic

Family

ribosome, ribosomes

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