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camila

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on: Jun 6, 2013
Tay-Sachs disease is a human genetic abnormality that results in cells accumulating and becoming clogged with very large and complex lipids. Which cellular organelle must be involved in this condition?
A) the endoplasmic reticulum
B) the Golgi apparatus
C) the lysosome
D) mitochondria
E) membrane-bound ribosomes


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Reply #1 on: Jun 7, 2013
Pick C as your answer. We had a question like this on our previous test. Good luck!


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Reply #2 on: Jun 8, 2013
Thanks :D


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