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Singer & Nicolson are associated with :-...

Singer & Nicolson are associated with :-

A

one-genc-onc-enzyme hypothesis

B

plasma membrane modifications

C

fluid-mosaic model of plasma membrane

D

structure of DNA

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C
The most recent model of plasma membrane is fluid-mosaic model which was proposed by Singer and Nicolson in 1972. According to this model, the membrane does not have a uniform disposition of lipids and proteins but is instead a mosaic of the two. Further, the membrane is not solid but is quasifluid.
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