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Pattern: Fluid Mosaic Model of Plasma Membrane
Description: The fluid mosaic model of plasma membrane was proposed by Singer and Nicolson in 1972. This model describes the structure of the plasma membrane as a mosaic of components, which includes phospholipids, cholesterol, proteins, and carbohydrates, This mosaic pattern of arrangement gives the membrane a fluid character. Each phospholipid molecule has a hydrophilic head pointing outside and a hydrophobic tail forming the inside of the bilayer.

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