A radioactively labeled protein is made by cells and followed through the various organelles in the secretory pathway.After six hours,all of the radioactivity is still primarily in the Golgi apparatus.This suggests that the
A)protein was not translated by the ribosomes.
B)protein does not possess a signal peptide for localization within the lumen of the rough endoplasmic reticulum.
C)protein possesses a signal for localization within the Golgi apparatus.
D)all of the above

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The accumulation of radioactivity in the Golgi apparatus suggests that the protein has a signal that retains it within the Golgi, preventing it from moving further along the secretory pathway.

A Radioactively Labeled Protein Is Made by Cells and Followed