polysome
[ pol-ee-sohm ]
nounBiology.
a complex of ribosomes strung along a single strand of messenger RNA that translates the genetic information coded in the messenger RNA during protein synthesis.
Origin of polysome
1First recorded in 1960–65; poly- + (ribo)some
- Also called polyribosome.
Words Nearby polysome
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British Dictionary definitions for polysome
polysome
/ (ˈpɒlɪˌsəʊm) /
noun
another name for polyribosome
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