Explain how a phospholipid differs from other fatty acids

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Describe how a phospholipid differs from other fatty acids. How does this difference allow the formation of a bilayer in an aqueous medium?

Which of the amino acids might have similar properties to the phosphate portion of the phospholipid you described in question 2?

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