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ribosome

intracellular organelle, site of protein biosynthesis resulting from translation of messenger RNA (mRNA), consisting of two subunits
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Summary

ribosome is a cellular component[1]. ribosome ranks in the top 2% of cellular component entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,648 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: intracellular non-membrane-bounded organelle[3], nonmembranous cytoplasmic organelle[4]
  • Commons category: Ribosomes[5]
  • Has part(s): ribonucleic acid[6], ribosomal proteins[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Ribosome[8]
  • Exact match: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0005840[9]

Why It Matters

ribosome has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] ribosome is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 3099LZ
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  2. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → intracellular non-membrane-bounded organelle, nonmembranous cytoplasmic organelle
    Instance of → —
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    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ Yso id: 22179, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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