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The latest model of cell membrane is the...

The latest model of cell membrane is the

A

Unit membrane model

B

Fluid mosaic model

C

Danielli and Davson's model

D

Robertson's model.

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B

Fluid mosaic model is the most recent and widely accepted model of a biomembrane which was proposed by singer and Nicolson in 1972. Fluid mosaic model describes cell membrane as quasifluid, i.e., 'protein icebergs in a sea of lipids'. According to this model, there is bilayer of lipid molecules (phospholipid) with globular protein molecules (2 types - integral and peripheral) adn sterols which are arranged in different manner in different regions of the plasma membrane.
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