Match the cell membrane structure to its description: Tight junction.

A)Adjacent cells held together by connexon proteins that form cylinders allowing ion flow between the cells' cytoplasm
B)Adjacent cells joined by a line of membrane proteins that form an impermeable junction
C)None of the listed responses is correct.
D)Buttonlike junctions that use linker proteins to hold adjacent cells together


B)Adjacent cells joined by a line of membrane proteins that form an impermeable junction

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