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Which of the following is a major difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic ribosomes?
Which of the following is a major difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic ribosomes?
What is the sedimentation coefficient for eukaryotic ribosomes?
What is the sedimentation coefficient for eukaryotic ribosomes?
Where are eukaryotic ribosomes mostly attached?
Where are eukaryotic ribosomes mostly attached?
What is the diameter of prokaryotic ribosomes?
What is the diameter of prokaryotic ribosomes?
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What is the mass of eukaryotic ribosomes?
What is the mass of eukaryotic ribosomes?
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Study Notes
Ribosome Differences
- Prokaryotic ribosomes are smaller than eukaryotic ribosomes.
- Prokaryotic ribosomes have a sedimentation coefficient of 70S, while eukaryotic ribosomes have a sedimentation coefficient of 80S.
- Eukaryotic ribosomes are mostly attached to the endoplasmic reticulum.
- Prokaryotic ribosomes have a diameter of approximately 25 nm.
- Eukaryotic ribosomes have a mass of approximately 4.2 MDa.
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Test your knowledge of antibiotics that disrupt protein synthesis in cells and their mechanism of action. Learn about how selective toxicity is achieved by targeting differences in prokaryotic and eukaryotic ribosome structures.
