Ribosomal subunits

a. come together in threes to form functional units.
b. are composed of mRNA and structural proteins.
c. are synthesized in the cytoplasm.
d. converge only when mRNA is to be translated.
e. are transcribed from the complementary strand
of DNA that is used for tRNA transcription.


Answer: d

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