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To relate: The properties of the lipid bilayer to properties and functions of cell membrane.
Concept introduction: Biological membranes are composed of a lipid bilayer with the embedded protein. Lipid bilayer provides the basic structure of the cell membrane proteins and performs most of the specific functions of the cell membrane.
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