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what type of factories are ribosomes referred to as?
lipid factories
protein factories
carbohydrate factories
Brief Explanations
Ribosomes are cellular structures responsible for protein synthesis. They assemble amino acids into proteins, so they are referred to as protein factories. Lipid synthesis is mainly associated with the endoplasmic reticulum (smooth ER), and carbohydrate synthesis has different cellular mechanisms not centered on ribosomes.
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B. protein factories