Q. The first insights into the chemical nature of plasma membranes date back to __________

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Q. Which material was used by Overton in his experiments to conclude the lipid nature of plasma membrane?

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Q. The fluid mosaic model was proposed in the year __________

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Q. According to the fluid mosaic model, the membrane is _____________

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Q. Fluidity and viscosity are the same.

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Q. Which of the following attributes of the membrane is most affected at the transition temperature?

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Q. The ___________ the degree of unsaturation of the fatty acids of the bilayer, the ___________ the temperature before the bilayer gels.

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Q. Which of the following molecules affects the mobility of fatty acyl chains in the plasma membrane?

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Q. Which of the following occurs in the membrane, when the temperature is lowered?

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Q. Lipid rafts are patches of cholesterol and ________________

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Q. Cell fusion can be performed on two cells from different species.

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Q. In the experiments to demonstrate the mobility of membrane proteins, which cells were fused with human cells?

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Q. Which phenomena are made use of in the technique FRAP?

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Q. Which type of molecules are used in SPT?

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Q. The use of optical tweezers in membrane biology was done to confirm the ________________ nature of membranes.

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Q. The sperm cell is covered by a _____________

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Q. Hemolysis is associated with which type of cells?

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Q. Band 3 and glycophorins are membrane proteins that contain ________________

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Q. Which is the first membrane protein to have its amino acid sequence determined?

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Q. Transverse diffusion (flip-flop) is the movement of _____________

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