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What is Svedberg unit

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Svedberg unit
When the cell is fractionated or broken down into its components by
rotating in an ultracentrifuge at different speeds the ribosomes of eukaryotic
and prokaryotic sediment (settle down) at different speeds. The coefficient
of sedimentation is represented in Svedberg unit and depicted as S.
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