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Agriculture · Q50

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Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 50

Q50

ER is generally present in which cells?

A.
RBCs
B.
Eggs
C.
Differentiated cells
Answer
D.
Undifferentiated cells

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
ER is Endoplasmic Reticulum and is generally present in all differentiated eukaryotic cells.
The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is a highly convoluted, netlike meshwork that extends throughout the cytoplasm.
ER plays a crucial role in the synthesis, modification, transport, and degradation of membrane and secretory proteins, and is the site for biosynthesis, processing, and transport of several lipids, and regulation of cytosolic calcium levels.