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In the fluid mosaic model of plasma membrane 

Option: 1

upper layer is nonpolar and hydrophillic 


Option: 2

Polar layer is hydrophobic 


Option: 3

Phospholipids form a biomolecular layer in the middle 


Option: 4

Protiens form a middle layer 


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Fluid mosaic model of Singer and Nicolson (1972) -

It is the widely accepted model. It states that the biological membranes are quasi- fluid structure in which lipid and protein are organized in a mosaic manner. According to this model, there is a layer of lipid molecule with globular protein and sterols that are arranged is different manner in different regions of the Plasma Membrane. 

 

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