Multiple ribosomes can be translating protein from a single mRNA simultaneously in a eukaryote, but the mRNAs being translated are monocistronic.

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Multiple ribosomes can be translating protein from a single mRNA simultaneously in a eukaryote in a process known as polysome or ribosome profiling. However, the mRNAs being translated are generally monocistronic, meaning they encode only one protein.

Multiple Ribosomes Can Be Translating Protein from a Single MRNA