2A Membrane Structure Flashcards
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The fluid Mosaic Model
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membrane are fluid and they contain proteins
2
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the phospholipid bilayer
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most of a membrane is composed of phospholipids, which exist as a bilayer, with each phospholipid’s fatty acid tails pointing toward the centre of the membrane, and its hydrophobic head pointing outwards, towards the water either side of the membrane
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