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microsome
/'maɪkrə,soʊm/
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  1. noun
    a tiny granule in the cytoplasm that is where protein synthesis takes place under the direction of mRNA
    type of:
    granule
    part of:
    cytol cytoplasm
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  • rna (biochemistry) a long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated with microsomes; it transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm and controls certain chemical processes in the cell
  • microsomal of or relating to microsomes
  • ribonucleic acid (biochemistry) a long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated with microsomes; it transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm and controls certain chemical processes in the cell
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