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Question
Who proposed the fluid mosaic model of plasma membrane?
Options
Benda
Schleiden and Schwann
Singer and Nicolson
Robert Brown
MCQ
Solution
Singer and Nicolson
Explanation:
An improved model of the structure of cell membranes was proposed by S.J. Singer and G.L. Nicolson (1972) widely accepted as a fluid mosaic model.
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