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A phosphoglyceride is always made up of:

  1. A
    Only a saturated fatty acid esterified to a glycerol molecule to which a phosphate group is also attached.
  2. B
    Only an unsaturated fatty acid esterified to a glycerol molecule to which a phosphate group is also attached.
  3. C
    A saturated or unsaturated fatty acid esterified to a glycerol molecule to which a phosphate group is also attached.
  4. D
    A saturated or unsaturated fatty acid esterified to a phosphate group which is also attached to a glycerol molecule.

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Phosphoglycerides consist of a glycerol backbone, two fatty acid chains (which can be either saturated or unsaturated), and a phosphate group attached to the third carbon of glycerol.

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A phosphoglyceride is always made up of:
A
Only a saturated fatty acid esterified to a glycerol molecule to which a phosphate group is also attached.
B
Only an unsaturated fatty acid esterified to a glycerol molecule to which a phosphate group is also attached.
C
A saturated or unsaturated fatty acid esterified to a glycerol molecule to which a phosphate group is also attached.
D
A saturated or unsaturated fatty acid esterified to a phosphate group which is also attached to a glycerol molecule.

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