Which is NOT a feature of the fluid-mosaic model of plasma membranes.
A) Integral membrane proteins are embedded in the membrane.
B) Phospholipids form a bilayer.
C) Cholesterol associates with phospholipid molecules.
D) Carbohydrates are linked to lipids and proteins on the interior surface, forming a glycocalyx layer.
E) Peripheral membrane proteins associate with polar regions of integral membrane proteins.

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This statement is not a feature of the fluid-mosaic model of plasma membranes. While carbohydrates are indeed linked to lipids and proteins on the exterior surface of the membrane, forming a glycocalyx layer, they are not linked on the interior surface.

Which Is NOT a Feature of the Fluid-Mosaic Model of Plasma