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why is the current model of plasma membrane called the fluid mosaic model? what is the fluid and in what sense is it fluid? what makes up the mosaic?

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The “mosaic” term of this model refers to the mixture of lipids and intrinsic proteins in the membrane. These boundaries are also “fluid” because their components can move laterally, allowing both diffusion of components and local specific gatherings.

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