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The quasi fluid nature of A enable lateral movement of B within the overall bilayer of plasma membrane. What is A and B ?

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a

Lipids and proteins

b

Proteins and cholesterol

c

Cholesterol and Lipids

d

Proteins and lipids

answer is B.

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Singer and Nicolson proposed fluid mosaic model in 1972 to explain the structure of cell membrane. According to this, the quasi-fluid nature of lipid enables lateral movement of proteins within the overall bilayer. This ability to move within the membrane is measured as its fluidity.

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