A scientist tries to build a eukaryotic cell in her laboratory. She remembers to include most of the organelles, but forgets one. Among other abnormalities, her newly created cell cannot synthesize the enzymes needed to detoxify drugs and poisons. Which organelle is missing?

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Christopher

29 June, 09:28

A scientist tries to build a eukaryotic cell in her laboratory. She remembers to include most of the organelles, but forgets one. Among other abnormalities, her newly created cell cannot synthesize the enzymes needed to detoxify drugs and poisons. Which organelle is missing?

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Spencer Zavala · Answer 1

The smooth endoplasmic reticulum

Explanation:

Smooth ER (SER) can have both plants or animals and it has a couple of functions such as synthesis of lipids and hormones, regulates calcium ions and others.

It can detoxicate harmful products such as drugs and poisons in this case and that's why this organelle is missing. It is a very important one. Another type of ER is rough ER.