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# Long description

This diagram summarises the structural organisation of prokaryotic and eukaryotic ribosomes. Prokaryotic ribosomes are 70S particles comprising a small, 30S subunit and a large, 50S subunit. The 30S subunit is made up of 16S rRNA and 21 proteins; and the 50S subunit is made up of 23S rRNA, 5S rRNA and 34 proteins. Eukaryotic ribosomes are 80S particles comprising a small, 40S subunit and a large, 60S subunit. The 40S subunit is made up of 18S rRNA and 33 proteins; and the 50S subunit is made up of 28S rRNA, 5.8S rRNA, 5S rRNA and 50 proteins.