NEET 1991 · Class 11

Cell: The Unit of Life

Ribosomes were discovered by

  1. (A)Golgi
  2. (B)Porter
  3. (C)de Robertis
  4. (D)Palade

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Ribosomes are the granular structures first observed under the electron microscope as dense particles by George Palade (1953).

Chapter
Cell: The Unit of Life
Section
8.5.6 Ribosomes
Page
13
Words matched
18 of 18

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0, emb=1.0, combined=1.0). Verified: high — The span explicitly states that ribosomes were 'first observed under the electron microscope as dense particles by George Palade (1953)', which directly matches the MCQ's question and distinguishes Palade from the other options.

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