Which organelle is mainly responsible for modifying, sorting and packaging proteins for secretion?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. The Golgi apparatus
- Step 1: Proteins arrive from the rough endoplasmic reticulum in vesicles. Step 2. The Golgi adds carbohydrate groups and sorts them to their destinations. Answer: the Golgi apparatus. Why not the others: the nucleolus makes ribosomal RNA and ribosomes make protein.
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