Due to the lack of an enzyme to break down lipids, excess accumulation of lipids in the brain leads to a human disease called Tay-Sachs syndrome. The organelle(s) most likely to lack the proper enzyme needed for lipid breakdown is/are

A. tonoplasts.
B. Golgi apparatus.
C. mitochondrion.
D. peroxisomes.
E. lysosomes.


Answer: E

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