Biology, asked by taylerlackey14, 7 months ago

Which statement about ribosomes is correct? A. Prokaryotic ribosomes are larger than eukaryotic ribosomes. B. Prokaryotic ribosomes are smaller than eukaryotic ribosomes. C. Prokaryotic and eukaryotic ribosomes are same in size.

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Answered by fan7915
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option Bis your correct answer

Answered by srija238
3

Answer:

correct option is B. Prokaryotic ribosomes smaller than eukaryotic ribosomes

Explanation:

The prokaryotic ribosomes have 7OS ( Sverd berg unit - used to measure how fast a molecule moves in centrifuge) and it is approx of 20 nm in size.

The eukaryotic ribosomes are 80S and approx of 25- 30nm depending on the species.

Therefore option B is correct.

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