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#Question id: 10320


Following statements are regarding to archaeal lipids.
A. archaea have membrane lipids containing long-chain (32 carbons) branched hydrocarbons linked at each end to glycerol.
B. archaeal lipids are twice the length of phospholipids and sphingolipids, and can span the full width of the plasma membrane.
C. In archaeal lipids, at each end of the extended molecule is a polar head consisting of glycerol linked to either phosphate or sugar residues.
D. The glycerol moiety of the archaeal lipids is same as the stereoisomer as that in the lipids of bacteria and eukaryotes.
Which of the following statement is incorrect?

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology
  1. A and B
  2. C only
  3. B and C
  4. D only