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- synthesize proteins according to the instructions that are given by mRNA from the DNA that is in the nucleus
- a cellular component to protein synthesis
- made up of proteins and rRNA
- a large subunit and a small subunit make up a ribosome
- located in two places of the cell: free ribosomes are found in the fluid of the cytoplasm and bound ribosomes are found in attached outside of the nuclear envelope (endoplasmic reticulum)
-the location of the ribosome determines the type of protein that it will create
Ribosomes