Multiple choice

Which of the following organelles was discovered by George Palade?

  1. Mitochondria

  2. Ribosome

  3. Nucleus

  4. Lysosome
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Explanation

George Emil Palade discovered ribosomes in the 1950s using electron microscopy techniques. He identified these small, dense particles in the cytoplasm that were involved in protein synthesis. This discovery, along with his work on membrane-bound organelles, earned him the 1974 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

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