Suppose That the First Part of a New Polypeptide Chain

question 103

Multiple Choice

Suppose that the first part of a new polypeptide chain being produced in a eukaryotic cell has a signal peptide. Where would this polypeptide be located within the cell as it is maturing?

• A) first in the rough ER, and then in the Golgi apparatus
• B) first in the cytoplasm, and then in the rough ER
• C) in the cytoplasm only
• D) in the Golgi apparatus only

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