Biology
11th Edition
ISBN: 9781259188138
Author: Peter H Raven, George B Johnson Professor, Kenneth A. Mason Dr. Ph.D., Jonathan Losos Dr., Susan Singer
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 4, Problem 6U
The smooth endoplasmic reticulum is
a. involved in protein synthesis.
b. a site of protein glycosylation.
c. used to store a variety of ions.
d. the site of lipid and membrane synthesis.
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