JUPEBBiologyCell Biology and Organisation

The currently accepted model of the structure of the cell membrane is the

Afluid mosaic model.CORRECT
Binduced fit model.
Cdouble helix model.
Dlock and key model.
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The fluid mosaic model describes a phospholipid bilayer in which proteins float and move, some spanning the membrane and some on the surface, with cholesterol and carbohydrate chains attached. The lock and key and induced fit models describe enzyme action, and the double helix describes DNA.
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