Practice mode Cell Structure and Function

Who proposed the fluid mosaic model of the plasma membrane in 1972?

Correct answer D. Singer and Nicolson

Explanation

Singer and Nicolson described the membrane as a fluid phospholipid bilayer in which proteins float and are scattered like tiles of a mosaic. This model replaced earlier sandwich models.

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