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Ribozyme vs Ribosome - What's the difference?

ribozyme | ribosome |

As nouns the difference between ribozyme and ribosome

is that ribozyme is a fragment of RNA that can act as an enzyme while ribosome is small organelles found in all cells; involved in the production of proteins by translating messenger RNA.

ribozyme

English

Noun

(wikipedia ribozyme) (en noun)
  • a fragment of RNA that can act as an enzyme
  • ribosome

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia ribosome) (en noun)
  • (biology) Small organelles found in all cells; involved in the production of proteins by translating messenger RNA.
  • Derived terms

    * polyribosome

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