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Some cells produce and secrete high levels of digestive proteins. Which organelles would you expect to be abundant in those cells, and why?

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The rough endoplasmic reticulum. The rough ER is responsible for protein synthesis, so they should be abundant in cells that secrete a lot of digestive proteins.
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