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What component of the membrane causes it to have a fluid consistency?
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∙ 14y ago
Phospholipids can move within the bilayer but most of the lipids and proteins drift laterally. Flip flopping doesn't happen very often.
When temperatures are cool, the fluid state goes to a solid one. Though it stays fluid at lower temperatures if it has lots of phospholipids with unsaturated hydrocarbon tails.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 14y agothe Components of cell membrane that give it a fluid consistency
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∙ 14y agoPhospholipids in the membranes cause it to have a fluid nature
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∙ 12y agoPhospholipids.
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