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The svedberg unit is a measure of the rate of what, which is tested in a centrifuge?

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The two ribosomal subunits are named base on their sedmentation rate in a centrifuge. The unit of measurement is the Svedberg unit , a measure of the rate of sedimentation, not the size. This accounts for why fragment names do not add up  70S is made of 50S and 30S .

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