Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC) is the major lipid of lung surfactant, the protein–lipid mixture that is essential for normal pulmonary function.

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#XL - R Botany

Modifications to carry on special mechanical functions

1. Prop Roots- hanging structures that support a banyan tree

2. Stilt roots

Stilt roots of Sugarcane and Maize are supporting roots which arise from the lower nodes of the stem. These roots grow downwards and penetrate the soil and provide mechanical support to the plant.

Ex- Sugarcane  

3.Climbing roots

climbers can climb up their supports as adventitious roots growing from the nodes.

e.g., Pothos (money plant)

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#XL - Q Biochemistry

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#Id: 10111

#XL - T Zoology

Gap junctions permit the passage of molecules as large as 1.2 nm in diameter (molecules smaller than 1200 Da).

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#Id: 9513

#XL - R Botany

Bacteria frequently deploy a “quorum‐sensing” mechanism to facilitate successful colonization of plant tissue

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#XL - T Zoology

Lack the form of sex based on meiosis that is familiar from animals and plants, they exchange genes using a variety of mechanisms that together are called “parasexuality”