RIBOSOME
Scrabble letter values: R1I1B3O1S1O1M3E1 = 12
Definition
- noun an organelle in the cytoplasm of a living cell.
Examples
- “they attach to mRNA and move down it one codon at a time and then stop until tRNA brings the required amino acid”
- “when it reaches a stop codon it falls apart and releases the completed protein molecule for use by the cell”
- “the ribosome is the site of protein synthesis”