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14. Simply, explain the role of both the nucleus and the ribosome in protein synthesis.

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Eukaryotic cells have a true nucleus, which means the cell's DNA is surrounded by a membrane. Therefore, the nucleus houses the cell's DNA and directs the synthesis of proteins and ribosomes, the cellular organelles responsible for protein synthesis.

Ribosomes are the sites in a cell in which protein synthesis takes place. ... Within the ribosome, the rRNA molecules direct the catalytic steps of protein synthesis — the stitching together of amino acids to make a protein molecule.

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