The movement of specific molecules into a cell by the infolding of vesicles containing proteins with receptor sites specific to the molecules being taken in.Group of answer choicesautophagyendocytosisexocytosisreceptor-mediated endocytosisfacilitated diffusionplasmolysisphagocytosispinocytosis
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The movement of specific molecules into a cell by the infolding of vesicles containing proteins with receptor sites specific to the molecules being taken in.Group of answer choicesautophagyendocytosisexocytosisreceptor-mediated endocytosisfacilitated diffusionplasmolysisphagocytosispinocytosis
Solution
The process described is receptor-mediated endocytosis. This is a mode of endocytosis in which specific molecules are ingested into the cell. The specificity results from a receptor-ligand interaction.
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