Here's a breakdown:
* Ribosomes are complex molecular machines found in the cytoplasm of all cells.
* They are the site of protein synthesis, where they read the genetic code carried by messenger RNA (mRNA) and use it to link amino acids together in a specific order.
* This process is called translation because it translates the genetic code from the language of nucleic acids (RNA) into the language of proteins (amino acid sequences).
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