Golgi Bodies

Organelle:

Packaging department for a cell!

Definition

A golgi body manufactures and pakages protiens before shipping them away to parts of the cell.

Function

The golgi bodies recieve the protiens from the endoplasmic reticulum, then wraps them in a membrane (the whole package is called a vesicle) and sends them on their way.

Location

The golgi bodies are located throughout the cell.

 

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