Question

Who discovered “Fluid – Mosiac Model” ?
a) Robertson

b)Plows

c) Singer and Nicholson

d) Buckley​

Answer 1

Answer:

option c (singer and Nicholson)

Explanation:

Jonathan Singer and Garth Nicolson developed new ideas for membrane structure. Their proposal was the fluid mosaic model, which is the dominant model now. It has two key features—a mosaic of proteins embedded in the membrane, and the membrane being a fluid bi-layer of lipids.

Answer 2

Answer:

c) Singer and Nicholson

Explanation:

The fluid mosaic hypothesis was formulated by Singer and Nicolson in the early 1970s [1]. According to this model, membranes are made up of lipids, proteins and carbohydrates (Figure 1). The main lipid membrane components are phospholipids.