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polet [3.4K]
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5

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1 answer:
levacccp [35]3 years ago
5 0

Answer:

Pumps, also called transporters, are transmembrane proteins that actively move ions and/or solutes against a concentration or electrochemical gradient across biological membranes. One moves with the concentration gradient (high to low) which powers the movement of the other against the gradient (low to high).

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