Principle Of Inheritance And Variation Question 352

Question: Protein synthesis in an animal cell occurs [CBSE PMT 2005]

Options:

A) Only on the ribosomes present in cytosol

B) On ribosomes present in cytoplasm as well as in mitochondria

C) Only on ribosomes attached to the nuclear envelope and endoplasmic reticulum

D) On ribosomes present in the nucleolus as well as in cytoplasm

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

On ribosomes present in cytoplasm as well as in mitochondria, mitochondria and chloroplast also have their own DNA, RNA and ribosomes so can synthesis half of their required protein.