What are Ribosomes and Their Role in Protein Production?
Ribosomes are complex molecular machines composed of ribosomal RNA (rRNA) and proteins. They facilitate the decoding of mRNA into amino acids, linking them together to form a polypeptide chain. Ribosomes have two subunits: the large subunit and the small subunit. The small subunit reads the mRNA, while the large subunit catalyzes the formation of peptide bonds between amino acids.
