Question

tay - sachs disease is a neurological disorder in which a defective enzyme prohibits the breakdown of phospholipids called gangliosides, so they build up to fatal levels. where would these phospholipids accumulate?
options:

• nucleus
• cell wall
• cytoplasm and cell wall
• cellular membranes
• nucleus and cell wall

Explanation:

Gangliosides are phospholipids that are integral components of cellular membranes. Tay-Sachs disease impairs the enzyme that breaks them down, so they accumulate in the structure they naturally reside in. Animal cells (which are affected by Tay-Sachs) do not have cell walls, and the nucleus does not contain these specific phospholipids in significant amounts.

Answer:

cellular membranes