Bacterial ribosomes are

70S

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80S

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Solution

The correct option is A 70S
Bacterial ribosomes are small membraneless, submicroscopic ribonucleoprotein entities having a size of 20 nm X 14-15 nm. The ribosomes are 70S in nature. Each ribosome has two subunits, larger 50S and smaller 30S. Ribosomes take part in protein synthesis.

Suggest Corrections

	List I		List II
A	Chloramphenicol	p	Inhibits binding of aminoacyl tRNA to ribosome
B	Erythromycin	q	Inhibits interaction between tRNA and mRNA
C	Neomycin	r	Inhibits initiation of translation
D	Streptomycin	s	Inhibits peptidyl transferase activity
E	Tetracycline	t	Inhibits translocation of mRNA along ribosomes