Many ribosomes may associate with a single mRNA to form multiple copies of a polypeptide simultaneously. Such strings of ribosomes are termed as

A Plastidome

B Polyhedral bodies

C Polysome

D Nucleosome

The answer is C.

Solution

Multiple ribosomes on one mRNA form a polysome.

The association of many ribosomes with a single mRNA leads to the formation of polyribosomes, polysomes or ergasomes.

Concept polysome

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