NEET Biology question

Protein synthesis in an animal cell occurs

(A)Only on the ribosomes present in cytosol
(B)On ribosomes present in cytoplasm as well as in mitochondriaCorrect
(C)Only on ribosomes attached to the nuclear envelope and endoplasmic reticulum
(D)On ribosomes present in the nucleolus as well as in cytoplasm

Answer: (B)

Solution

Besides the free and membrane-bound ribosomes in the cytoplasm, mitochondria possess their own 70S ribosomes and genetic machinery that synthesise some of their own proteins, so protein synthesis in an animal cell occurs on ribosomes in the

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