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Term: Fluid Mosaic Model

Part of Speech: Noun

Sense: A model that describes the structure of the plasma membrane in cells.

Usage:

• The fluid mosaic model explains how the various components of the cell membrane move and interact with each other.
• According to the fluid mosaic model, the plasma membrane is composed of a fluid lipid bilayer embedded with various proteins.

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