In the Experiment in Which Frye and Edidin Fused the Plasma

question 61

Multiple Choice

In the experiment in which Frye and Edidin fused the plasma membranes of a mouse and a human cell, what happened to the membrane proteins?

• A) They formed a spherical structure.
• B) They formed a bilayer.
• C) They moved laterally across the cell surface.
• D) They flip-flopped from one layer to the other.
• E) They reacted with cholesterol molecules on the membrane surface.

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