Q. Protein synthesis in an animal cell occurs
A) only on the ribosomes present in cytosol
B) only on ribosome attached to the nuclear envelope and endoplasmic reticulum
C) on ribosome present in the nucleolus as well as in cytoplasm
D) on ribosomes present in cytoplasm as well as in mitochondria.
Explanation
The mitochondria contains its own set of ribosomes which synthesise proteins, so protein synthesis occurs both in mitochondria and cytoplasm.
Reviewed by Dr. Abubacker
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