Ribosomes make proteins by joining amino acids together in the order specified by messenger RNA (mRNA).

What ribosomes make

  • Ribosomes are tiny cell structures whose main job is to build proteins from amino acids.
  • They “read” the genetic code carried by mRNA and link amino acids into a growing polypeptide chain, which then folds into a functional protein.

How they do it (super short version)

  • The small ribosomal subunit helps decode the mRNA instructions.
  • The large subunit catalyzes peptide bond formation, actually stitching amino acids together into a protein chain.

In simple terms: ribosomes are the cell’s protein factories, turning genetic instructions into working proteins.

TL;DR: Ribosomes make proteins, assembling amino acids according to the genetic instructions in mRNA.

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