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Assume a molecule must cross the plasma membrane into a cell. The molecule is a very large protein. How will it be transported into the cell? Explain your answer

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Answer: Large cells either enter through protein pumps which pump molecules into the cell or by a formation of a vesicle around the molecule which encloses the molecule close to the membrane and breaks down from the cell membrane and carries it inside the cell

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Large cells either enter through protein pumps which pump molecules into the cell or by a formation of a vesicle around the molecule which encloses the molecule close to the membrane and breaks down from the cell membrane and carries it inside the cell
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