A phosphoglyceride is always made up of

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a saturated or unsaturated fatty acid esterified to a phosphate group which is also attached to a glycerol molecule.

a saturated or unsaturated fatty acid esterified to a glycerol molecule to which a phosphate group is also attached.

only an unsaturated fatty acid esterified to a glycerol molecule to which a phosphate group is also attached.

only a saturated fatty acid esterified to a glycerol molecule to which a phosphate group is also attached.

answer is A.

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Phosphoglyceride has one or two saturated or unsaturated fatty acids esterified to aglycerol. To the glycerol, a phosphate is also attached.
(2) In a phosphoglyceride, a fatty acid is never directly esterified to phosphate.
(3) The fatty acid esterified to glycerol of phosphoglyceride need not always be a saturated fatty acid.
(4) The fatty acid esterified to glycerol of phosphoglyceride need not always be an unsaturated fatty acid.

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