Why is the Golgi apparatus, unlike other cellular features, always spelt with a capital letter?
A) It is a cellular feature of particularly crucial importance, signified by its beginning with a capital letter.
B) When first described by Alberto Minguell in 1886, it was accidentally spelt with a capital letter which has carried on into modern literature.
C) It is named after Camillo Golgi, who first identified the Golgi apparatus in 1897.
D) It is an acronym for 'Glucose orthophosphate layers, glyco-transport intracellular'.
E) Golgi is an abbreviation for Golgihexoheptahydratekinase. Scientific terms commonly spelt as an abbreviation have a capital letter to identify it as such.

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The Golgi apparatus is named after Camillo Golgi, an Italian scientist who first identified it in 1897, hence the capitalization as it is a proper noun.

Why Is the Golgi Apparatus, Unlike Other Cellular Features, Always