POLYSOME


Meaning of POLYSOME in English

/pol"ee sohm'/ , n. Biol.

a complex of ribosomes strung along a single strand of messenger RNA that translates the genetic information coded in the messenger RNA during protein synthesis. Also called polyribosome .

[ 1960-65; POLY- + (RIBO)SOME ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .