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Grade 12th PassBotany

What is flip-flop movement w.r.tbiomolecules?......................

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8 Years agoGrade 12th Pass
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Profile image of Arun
8 Years ago
Transverse diffusion or flip-flop involves themovement of a lipid or protein from one membrane surface to the other. Unlike lateral diffusion, transverse diffusion is a fairly slow process due to the fact that a relatively significant amount of energy is required forflip-flopping to occur
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ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer8 Years ago
Flip-flop is ​transverse diffusion of a lipid or protein from one membrane surface to the other..554-1442_mem-brane-fluidity-2.jpg
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ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer8 Years ago
Hello student,

Transverse diffusion orflip-flopinvolves the movementof alipidor protein from one membrane surface to the other. Unlike lateral diffusion, transverse diffusion is a fairly slow process due to the fact that a relatively significant amount of energy is required for flip-flopping to occur.


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