Multiple choice

Who proposed the fluid mosaic model for describing the structure of plasma membrane?

  1. Danielle and Davson

  2. Singer and Nicholson

  3. Plowe

  4. Overton

  5. Gorter and Grendell
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B Correct answer
Explanation

S. Jonathan Singer and Garth Nicholson introduced the concept fluid mosaic model in 1972. According to this model, the lipids and integral proteins are disposed in a kind of mosaic arrangement. Both lipids and integral proteins are able to move within the layer. They are held together by weak interactions like ionic and hydrogen bonds.

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