The Golgi Apparatus Has a Polarity or Sidedness to Its

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Multiple Choice

The Golgi apparatus has a polarity or sidedness to its structure and function. Which of the following statements correctly describes this polarity?

• A) Transport vesicles fuse with one side of the Golgi and leave from the opposite side.
• B) Proteins in the membrane of the Golgi may be sorted and modified as they move from one side of the Golgi to the other.
• C) Lipids in the membrane of the Golgi may be sorted and modified as they move from one side of the Golgi to the other.
• D) Soluble proteins in the cisternae (interior) of the Golgi may be sorted and modified as they move from one side of the Golgi to the other.
• E) All of the above correctly describe polar characteristics of the Golgi function.

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