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Fatty Acids Phospholipid Lipid Made Glycerol Joined Phosphate

Front phospholipid
Back A lipid made up of glycerol joined to two fatty acids and a phosphate group. The hydrocarbon chains of the fatty acids act as nonpolar, hydrophobic tails, while the rest of the molecule acts as a polar, hydrophilic head. [These] form bilayers that function as biological membranes.

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