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Why is the rough endoplasmic reticulum so rough?

April 26, 2017endoplasmic reticulum rough

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Why is the rough endoplasmic reticulum so rough?

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Rough ER is so called because it contains ribosomes the protein synthesizing machinery in the cell. Smooth ER (I know you will ask this later) is on the other hand without ribosomes attached to its membrane.