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GK QUESTION#3755

A group of ribosomes attached to mRNA is known as _______.

  1. Apolypeptide
  2. BpolysomesCorrect answer
  3. Cpolymer
  4. Dmonomer
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B. polysomes

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A polysome, or polyribosome, consists of several ribosomes translating the same messenger RNA molecule. It allows multiple copies of a polypeptide to be synthesized from that message.

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