Why are lipid rafts thicker than other parts of the bilayers? A. Because the fat

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Why are lipid rafts thicker than other parts of the bilayers?

A. Because the fatty acid chains attached to sphinolipids are longer ( 20 – 26 C-atoms) compared to other lipids (14 – 22 C-atoms).

B. Because the fatty acid chains attached to sphingolipids have fewer double bonds (0.1 – 0.4 double bonds) compared to other lipids (1.1 – 1.5 double bonds).

C. Because the fatty acid chains attached to sphingolipids have high affinity for cholesterol.

D. Both a & b offer the correct explanations.

E. Both b & c offer the correct explanations

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Why are lipid rafts thicker than other parts of the bilayers?

A. Because the fatty acid chains attached to sphinolipids are longer ( 20 – 26 C-atoms) compared to other lipids (14 – 22 C-atoms).

B. Because the fatty acid chains attached to sphingolipids have fewer double bonds (0.1 – 0.4 double bonds) compared to other lipids (1.1 – 1.5 double bonds).

C. Because the fatty acid chains attached to sphingolipids have high affinity for cholesterol.

D. Both a & b offer the correct explanations.

E. Both b & c offer the correct explanations

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