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What is the main function of the nucleolus. Explain it like your explaining it to a five year old. Make it easy to understand

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This isn't math but...

A nucleolus (plural: nucleoli) is the part of a eukaryote cell where ribosomes are made.

Ribosomes are composed of protein and RNA, and is the site of protein synthesis.
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