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  • Protein Synthesis: Understanding Ribosomes and Translation
    Proteins are made during translation on ribosomes.

    Here's a breakdown:

    * Translation: This is the process where the genetic code carried by messenger RNA (mRNA) is used to create a protein.

    * Ribosomes: These are cellular organelles that act as the "factories" for protein synthesis. They bind to mRNA and use the information within it to assemble amino acids into a polypeptide chain, which ultimately folds into a functional protein.

    So, the ribosome is the physical location where the protein synthesis machinery assembles the protein.

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