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fluid mosaic model

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Main Entry:  fluid mosaic model
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  a conceptual model of cell membrane and its boundary as a tightly packed double layer of phospholipid molecules interspersed with protein molecules which aid cross-membrane transport
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