Question

Lipid rafts are ___________

a.

Patches of glycoproteins in the lipid bilayer

b.

Patches of cholesterol and sphingolipids in lipid bilayer

c.

Patches of only cholesterol in lipid bilayers

d.

Detached patches of proteins floating on the lipid bilayer

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Answer: (b).Patches of cholesterol and sphingolipids in lipid bilayer

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