Loose Leaf For Integrated Principles Of Zoology
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ISBN: 9781260411140
Author: Cleveland P Hickman Jr. Emeritus, Susan L. Keen, David J Eisenhour Professor PhD, Allan Larson, Helen I'Anson Associate Professor of Biology
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Our current concept of the plasma membrane is called the fluid-mosaic model. Why?
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- How is the plasma membrane described according to the fluid mosaic model?arrow_forwardCell membranes are described to be fluid mosaics. What does that mean? Are all membranes components free to diffuse laterally anywhere within the membrane? With referencesarrow_forwardWhat are the main structural components of the plasma membrane according to the fluid mosaic model?arrow_forward
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