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Who proposed the fluid mosaic model with year of proposal |
S.J singer and G. Nicolson 1972 |
30 days sin |
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The main idea of the model is that. |
Membranes are fluid in dynamic motion |
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An average lipid molecule can diffuse the length of______in a second |
~2um the length of a large bacterial cell |
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The two movements of the membrane are? |
Lateral drifts and flip- flop |
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The two factors that determine fluidity of membrane are |
Temperature and lipid composition |
T.LC. |
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Closely packed phospholipids are more fluid, T or F |
F |
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Cholesterol at warm temperature makes membrane less fluid, T or F |
T |
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