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Structure of Ribosomes

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Structure, Function, and Genetics of Ribosomes

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An essential prerequisite for understanding the function of biological macromolecules at the molecular level is the knowledge of their structures in sufficient detail. Well-known examples of such structure-function relationships are enzymes and, to a lesser extent, other proteins or nucleic acid molecules.

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