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Mention the structural difference between phospholipids and triglycerides.

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Triglycerides differ slightly from phospholipids in chemical structure. Each triglyceride molecule in made of glycerol and three fatty acids while a phospholipid molecule consists of one of the three fatty acids with a phoshate group.
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