Definition of Polysome

1. Noun. a polyribosome ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Polysome

1. a cluster of protein particles [n -S]

Medical Definition of Polysome

1. Functional unit of protein synthesis consisting of several ribosomes attached along the length of a single molecule of mRNA. Origin: Gr. Soma = body This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Polysome

polysilicate
polysilicates
polysilicic
polysilicic acid
polysilicon
polysiloxane
polysiloxanes
polysilylated
polysinusitis
polysiphonic
polysiphonous
polysomal
polysomatic
polysomatism
polysomaty
polysome (current term)
polysomes
polysomia
polysomic
polysomics
polysomnogram
polysomnograms
polysomnograph
polysomnographer
polysomnographic
polysomnographs
polysomnography
polysomy
polysorbate
polysorbate 80

Literary usage of Polysome

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"... such as ammo acid activation, polysome structure and function, mes- senger-RNA turnover and regulatory questions, and the coding problem. ..."

2. Gene Expression in Horticultural Crops: Bibliography January 1991-October 1992 by Robert D. Warmbrodt (1995)
"The levels of the nuclear- encoded polysome-bound mRNAs fluctuate in parallel with the changes in the levels of poly(A) RNA which were described previously. ..."

3. Drought Resistance in Crops with Emphasis on Rice by International Rice Research Institute (1982)
"The effect of water stress on the polysome population and the ability to incorporate amino acids in maize root tips. Israel J. Ot. 19:451-462. ..."

4. A Bibliography on Computational Molecular Biology and Geneticsby Sarah Barron, Matthew Witten, Gongxian Liu by Sarah Barron, Matthew Witten, Gongxian Liu (1992)
"[974] KEL, AE, KISELEVA, EV, ISCHENKO, IV, AND KOLCHANOV, NA Mathematical analysis of grand translation polysome* from ..."

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