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Chemically, ribosomes are lipoproteins.

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True

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False

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Solution

The correct option is B False
Chemically, the major constituents of ribosomes are the ribonucleic acid (RNA) and proteins. Hence, they are ribonucleoproteins. So, the statement is false.

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