If a suspension of cells is frozen and fractured, the most likely path of the fracture plane will be

a. between the cell surface and the outside solution.
b. between the membrane and the cytoplasm of the cells.
c. through the middle of the cytoplasm.
d. between the two leaflets of the cell membranes.


Ans: d. between the two leaflets of the cell membranes.

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