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27. The organelles responsible for synthesizing the abundant oligosaccharide arrays that constitute the extracellular coat or glycocalyx of animal epithelial cells are the

A. Rough endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi apparatus
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B. Lysosomes and peroxisomes
C. Ribosomes and nucleoli
D. Mitochondria and centrioles

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Proteins and lipids are glycosylated in the rough ER lumen and sorted in the Golgi complex before being exported to form the animal glycocalyx.

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  • Rough endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi apparatus
  • Lysosomes and peroxisomes
  • Ribosomes and nucleoli
  • Mitochondria and centrioles

Proteins and lipids are glycosylated in the rough ER lumen and sorted in the Golgi complex before being exported to form the animal glycocalyx.

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