Which is the important site of formation of glycoproteins and glycolipids in eukaryotic cells?
- Peroxisomes
- Golgi bodies
- Polysomes
- Endoplasmic reticulum
Answer
(2) Golgi bodies
Solution
As per NCERT, a number of proteins synthesised 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 formation of glycoproteins and glycolipids.
The answer is Golgi bodies.
Answer: (2)