dictyosome
/ˈdɪktiəˌsoʊm/
noun
- A structure in a cell that helps package and transport proteins; also called the Golgi apparatus.
- Scientists study the dictyosome to understand how cells secrete substances.
- The biology textbook showed a diagram of a dictyosome with its stacked membranes.
- In plant cells, the dictyosome modifies proteins and sends them to where they are needed.