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Phospholipid Arrangement Membranes Amphipathic Arrange Bilayer

Due to their amphipathic nature (having both hydrophilic and hydrophobic regions), phospholipids spontaneously arrange into a bilayer in aqueous environments.

Due to their amphipathic nature (having both hydrophilic and hydrophobic regions), phospholipids spontaneously arrange into a bilayer in aqueous environments.

Front phospholipid arrangement in membranes
Back amphipathic so arrange into a bilayer

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