Since ribosomes are found in bacterial cells, do ribosomes have a membrane around them? Why or why not?

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Janae Mullins

8 September, 16:56

Since ribosomes are found in bacterial cells, do ribosomes have a membrane around them? Why or why not?

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Mimi · Answer 1

No. Ribosomes do not have a membrane. They are composed of 2 subunits - the small subunit is where the mRNA is read and the large subunit is where the amino acids are joined together to form the polypeptide (protein) - a membrane would interfere with this process. Plus, ribosomes are in both eukaryotes and prokaryotes - and prokaryotes have NO membrane bound organelles.