What is the fluid mosaic model?
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It is a model depicting the fluidity of the membrane.
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It is a model depicting the fluidity of cytoplasm in the cell.
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It is a model describing how parts of the cell membrane can break apart and reassemble with fluidity and the parts are all different like a mosaic.
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It is a model describing how parts of the cell membrane determine how fluid it is and the parts are all different like a mosaic.
📝 Detailed explanation
The fluid mosaic model describes the cell membrane as a flexible phospholipid bilayer with embedded proteins that can move within the membrane.
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