The fluid mosaic model of cell membranes was proposed by
A) Frye and Edidin.
B) Singer and Nicolson.
C) Gorter and Grendel.
D) Watson and Crick.

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The fluid mosaic model of cell membranes was proposed by Singer and Nicolson in 1972, which describes the cell membrane as a fluid lipid bilayer with embedded proteins that can move freely within the membrane. Frye and Edidin were researchers who conducted experiments to provide evidence for the fluidity of the membrane, but they did not propose the model. Gorter and Grendel were researchers who discovered that the membrane is composed of a lipid bilayer, but they did not propose the model. Watson and Crick are known for their discovery of the structure of DNA, but not for their work on cell membranes.

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