Which of the following organelles is not bound by a membrane according to ultrastructural studies but is abundant in the cytosol and involved in protein synthesis?
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Correct answer: Ribosome
Ribosomes are non-membrane-bound macromolecular complexes visible under EM as dense particles, present free in cytosol or attached to rER; they are essential for protein synthesis.
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