Watch the video above.

You can see how the Golgi body radiates outward, in a sort of rainbow structure. This is a key difference in distinguishing a Golgi body from a Endoplasmic Reticulum under the microscope (image to the left)

Proteins leave the rough ER and enters the Golgi. Here proteins are complicated. By that I mean, carbohydrates can be added to them forming glycoproteins, or multiple protein molecules can be joined together or fats can be added in.

Once complicated, the molecules are sent on their way in small vesicles called, Golgi vesicles. These molecules can be sent to a specific area of the cell or outside of the cell.

Golgi Body

Golgi apparatus

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