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What is a lipid bilayer?
A lipid bilayer is a double layer membrane formed from phospholipids. Phospholipids are composed of a polar head group and non-polar fatty acid tails. The arrangement of the phospholipids makes the...
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What is lipid bilayer?
thin membrane made of two layers of lipid molecules.
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What is the difference between lipid and lipid bilayer?
A lipid is a type of molecule, a lipid bilayer is one specific structure, of many, that is made of a type of them(lipids), in this case "phospholipids".so it goes like this, there are "lipids" which...
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Why does the lipid bilayer form?
The lipid bilayer forms because there is water both inside and outside of the cell.
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What keeps proteins in the lipid bilayer?
The protein's amino acids that are within the lipid bilayer generally have lipophilic side chains. They form a helix with the side chains facing out, so the lipids within the bilayer attract and...