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glycoproteins and glycoplipids both have a? attached to them. cholesterol protein carbohydrate phospholipid
Glycoproteins are proteins with carbohydrate chains attached, and glycolipids are lipids with carbohydrate chains attached. The prefix "glyco -" indicates the presence of a carbohydrate. Cholesterol is a lipid, protein is the main component of glycoproteins (but not glycolipids), and phospholipid is a type of lipid (but not the attached group in the name). So, the common attached group is carbohydrate.
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