golgi apparatus Flashcards
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what is the structure of the golgi apparatus?
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the golgi apparatus consists of several stacks of flattened membrane bound bodies known as cisternae. vesicles fuse with the cis face, and pinch off the trans face. it is not continuous with the nuclear envelope.
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what is the function of golgi apparatus?
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the golgi apparatus performs chemical modification of proteins and lipids. it then packages them into secretory vesicles that fuse with the golgi body. these vesicles then move toward the cell membrane to perform exocytosis by releasing them
