Q. Ribosomes may also be called

A) Microsome
B) Dictyosome
C) Ribonucleoprotein
D) Oxysomes
Explanation

Ribosome is small dense rounded cell organelle clouds, separated as a fraction by ultracentrifugation and named it as microsome. In fact, microsomes refer to particles, which get separated from ER. It was rich in ribosomes. On the basis of chemical nature they are described as ribonucleoprotien particles or RNP particles.

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