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What is the function of nucleolus ?

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Nucleolus

Is a structure in the nucleus and is primarily responsible for creating ribosomes in a process know as Ribosome Biogenesis where four different rRNA’s (Ribosomal ribonucleic acids) are used to carry the process out.
The main function of nucleolus is to produce and assemble subunits which form the ribosome. Ribosome is the site for protein synthesis. Nucleolus plays an indirect but crucial role in protein synthesis by assembling the ribosome subunits. The nucleolus carries out 50% of the total production of RNA that takes place in cells. This functionality is attributed to hundreds of r-genes that are present in the nucleolus.


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