Stacks of flat, membrane-bound cavities (cisternae) that together comprise the Golgi apparatus are called ______.

Chromosome

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Vacuole

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Dictyosome

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RER

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Solution

The correct option is C
Dictyosome

Dictyosomes are stacks of flat, membrane-bound cavities (cisternae) that together comprise the Golgi apparatus. Within the dictyosomes, proteins are stored, modified, sorted, and packed into vesicles (which are then closed off as Golgi vesicles) for further transport.

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