80S ribosomes are present in eukaryotes. What does S stand for and what does it indirectly measure?

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S stands for Svedberg's unit and it is an indirect measurement of the size and density of the ribosome.

S stands for Svedberg's unit and it is an indirect measurement of the number of rRNA present in the ribosome.

S stands for surface area and it is an indirect measurement of the number of rRNA present in the ribosome.

S stands for Schwann's coefficient and it is an indirect measurement of the size and density of the ribosome.

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‘S’ (Svedberg’s Unit) stands for the sedimentation coefficient; it is indirectly a measure of density and size.

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