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The plasma membrane is the outermost layer of animal cells. The structure named “Fluid Mosaic Model” was explained by Singer & Nicholson. According to this model, the plasma membrane is composed of three types of constituents that are lipids, proteins, and carbohydrates. Lipids provide flexibility to the membrane, proteins help in the formation of channels, and carbohydrates help in the recognition of one cell with another.

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