Ribosomes in animal and plant cell are located

Inside the nucleus

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Near the cell membrane

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On the endoplasmic reticulum

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Inside the vacuole

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The correct option is C On the endoplasmic reticulum
The ribosomes can be free within the cytoplasm of a cell or attached to endoplasmic reticulum. The function of the ribosome is protein synthesis. There are two varieties in ribosomes and are classified according to sedimentation coefficients- 70S and 80S ribosomes.

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