Question
A/an micelle can dissolve a ____ core
Answer
A/an micelle can dissolve a lipid-soluble molecule in its fatty acid core
It then washes away with water because of its shell of carboxylate head groups
Formation of micelles is spontaneous because ∆S > O. Overall entropy increases because there are now more unbound water molecules
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A ____ sense RNA strand is itself an mRNA and can be translated directly into DNA.
A positive sense RNA strand is itself an mRNA and can be translated ____ into DNA.
This amino acid is ____.
This amino acid is Glycine, GLY, G: Nonpolar Aliphatic.
This amino acid is ____.
This amino acid is Alanine, ALA, A: Nonpolar Aliphatic.