What are ‘aquaporins’?

Question:

What are ‘aquaporins’? How does the presence of aquaporins affect osmosis?

Solution:

Aquaporins are a kind of membrane proteins that form channels in the membrane and are usually facilitating the transport of water between cells. Presence of aquaporins would increase the rate of osmosis thus facilitating it.

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