Keeping in view the "fluid mosaic model" for the structure of cell membrane, which one of the following statements is correct with respect to the movement of lipids and proteins from one lipid monolayer to the other (described as flipflop movement)?

Question

Both lipids and proteins can flip-flop

While lipids can rarely flip-flop proteins cannot

While proteins can flip-flop, lipids cannot

neither lipids, nor proteins can flip-flop

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