defined:

Cellular organelle that is the site of protein synthesis

explained:

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Dr. Paul Meltzer, formerly of the National Human Genome Research Institute's Laboratory of Cancer Genetics, defines ribosome.

illustrated:

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related
terms:

mRNA, protein, ribonucleic acid (RNA)

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