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Protein synthesis in an animal cell occurs
BiologyCell - The Unit of LifeJIPMERJIPMER 2007
Options:
  • A only on the ribosomes present in cytosol
  • B on ribosomes present in cytoplasm as well as in mitochondria
  • C only on ribosomes attached to the nuclear envelope and endoplasmic reticulum
  • D on ribosomes present in the nucleolus as well as in cytoplasm
Solution:
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The correct answer is: on ribosomes present in cytoplasm as well as in mitochondria
Protein synthesis takes place on ribosomes. In an eukaryotic cell ribosomes are present in cytoplasm, mitochondria and chloroplasts. So, in these places protein synthesis take place.

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