Help with Ribosome Structure - GRE Subject Test: Biochemistry, Cell, and Molecular Biology

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What is the site of ribosomal subunit synthesis in the cell?

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Ribosomal subunits are created in the nucleolus, a small area found inside of the nucleus.

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How many RNA molecules are found in the small ribosomal subunit.

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The small subunit of the ribosome contains only one RNA molecule; the 16S rRNA in prokaryotes and the 18S rRNA in eukaryotes.

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