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The fluid mosaic model describes the structure of the cell membrane.To what does fluid portion of the model refer? To what does the mosaic portion refer ?

The fluid mosaic model describes the structure of the cell membrane.To what does fluid portion of the model refer? To what does the mosaic portion refer ?
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The fluid mosaic model describes the structure of the cell membrane.To what does fluid portion of the model refer? To what does the mosaic portion refer ?

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fluid part refers to the phospholipids of a cell membrane

mosaic part refers to proteins embedded in the phospholipid bilayer

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