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

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Plastidome
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Polyhedral bodies
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Polysome
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Nucleosome
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The correct option is C Polysome
Polysome - a cluster of ribosomes held together by a strand of messenger RNA.

The total complement of plastids of a cell is called the plastidome.

The fundamental unit of the chromatin is the nucleosome.

Polyhedral bodies are found in blue green algae and they assimilate inorganic carbon.

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