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Which of the following statements is not correct?
- ALysosomes are membrane bound structures.
- BLysosomes are formed by the process of packaging in the endoplasmic reticulum.
- CLysosomes have numerous hydrolytic enzymes.
- DThe hydrolytic enzymes of lysosomes are active under acidic pH.
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Correct answer: B
The statement that is not correct is:
Option B: Lysosomes are formed by the process of packaging in the endoplasmic reticulum.
Lysosomes are indeed membrane-bound structures (Option A) that contain numerous hydrolytic enzymes (Option C) which are active under acidic conditions (Option D). However, lysosomes are not formed by the endoplasmic reticulum. Instead, they are formed from vesicles that bud off from the Golgi apparatus. The endoplasmic reticulum is involved in the synthesis of proteins, some of which are destined for lysosomes, but the actual formation and packaging of lysosomes occur at the Golgi apparatus.
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