Which type of fatty acid plays important roles in cell recognition such as in ABO blood groups?
A) sphingomyelins
B) gangliosides
C) cerebrosides
D) glycerophospholipids

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Gangliosides are a type of glycosphingolipid that have a carbohydrate chain with sialic acid at the terminal end. This sialic acid is responsible for the cell recognition activities of gangliosides, such as the determination of ABO blood groups.

Which Type of Fatty Acid Plays Important Roles in Cell