Which property of phospholipids allows membrane proteins involved in the same biochemical pathway to associate with each other?

A. formation of lipid rafts
B. flip-flop of individual phospholipids
C. amphipathic nature of the phospholipids
D. decreased fluidity of the membrane due to
carbon-carbon double bonds


Answer Key: A

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