NTA Abhyas NEET2020BotanyCell - The Unit of LifePractice
The main organelle involved in modification and routing of newly synthesized proteins to their destinations is
Options
- AChloroplast
- BGlyoxysomes
- CEndoplasmic reticulum
- DGolgi apparatus
Correct answer
D. Golgi apparatus
Step-by-step solution
The Golgi apparatus principally performs the function of packaging materials, to be delivered either to the intracellular targets or secreted outside the cell. A number of proteins synthesized by ribosomes on the endoplasmic reticulum are modified in the cisternae of the Golgi apparatus before they are released from its trans face. Golgi apparatus is the important site of the formation of glycoproteins and glycolipids.