To facilitate the regulation of membrane fluidity, E. coli has the enzyme

A) bacteriorhodopsin.
B) desaturase.
C) fatty acid convertase.
D) gangliosidase.
E) unsaturase.


B) desaturase.

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A. Heterozygous for the genes B. Homozygous dominant for the genes C. Homozygous recessive for the genes D. Lacking the genes E. None of the answers are correct

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What will be an ideal response?

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