Which of the following is a difference between the coats of COPII- and clathrin-coated vesicles?
A)The inner layer of adaptor proteins of COPII-coated vesicles overlap extensively, while those of clathrin-coated vesicles do not overlap.
B)The outer scaffold subunits of the clathrin lattice of coated vesicles overlap extensively, while those of the COPII lattice of coated vesicles do not overlap.
C)The outer scaffold subunits of the COPII lattice of coated vesicles overlap extensively, while those of the clathrin lattice of coated vesicles do not overlap.
D)The clathrin-coated vesicles have three distinct layers, while the COPII-coated vesicles have two distinct layers.

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The outer scaffold subunits of the clathrin lattice of coated vesicles overlap extensively, while those of the COPII lattice of coated vesicles do not overlap. This is because clathrin-coated vesicles have a more complex lattice structure than COPII-coated vesicles, with multiple layers and extensive overlapping of subunits. COPII-coated vesicles have a simpler lattice structure with less overlapping of subunits.

Which of the Following Is a Difference Between the Coats