NEET Biology question

What is true about ribosomes?

(A)The prokaryotic ribosomes are 80S, where "S" stands for sedimentation coefficient.
(B)These are composed of ribonucleic acid and proteins.Correct
(C)These are found only in eukaryotic cells.
(D)These are self-splicing introns of some RNAs.

Answer: (B)

Solution

Ribosomes are ribonucleoprotein particles made of rRNA and protein. Prokaryotic ribosomes are actually 70S (not 80S, correcting option a), ribosomes occur in both prokaryotes and

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