How does phospholipid structure relate to the selective permeability of the plasma membrane? a critical feature of the plasma membrane is that it is selectively permeable. this allows the plasma membrane to regulate transport across cellular boundaries--a function essential to any cell's existence. how does phospholipid structure prevent certain molecules from crossing the plasma membrane freely?

Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a serious condition caused by a recessive allele of a gene on the human x chromosome. the patients have muscles that weaken over time because they have absent or decreased dystrophin, a muscle protein. they rarely live past their twenties. how likely is it for a woman to have this condition? a) women can never have this condition.b) one-fourth of the daughters of an affected man would have this condition.c) one-half of the daughters of an affected father and a carrier mother could have this condition.d) only if a woman is xxx could she have this condition.