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Where is the Golgi apparatus located inside a eukaryotic cell?
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Golgi apparatus
A membrane-bound organelle of eukaryotic cells, the Golgi apparatus is made up of a series of flattened, stacked pouches called cisternae that function as a series of compartments that progressively refine and direct cellular products to their proper destinations. .
The Golgi apparatus is located within the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells. It is typically situated near the cell nucleus and is positioned next to the endoplasmic reticulum.12