Using the Nucleotide Sequence of a Gene, Which of the Following

question 86

Multiple Choice

Using the nucleotide sequence of a gene, which of the following can be learned from a computer-based (computational) analysis of the primary amino acid structure of a membrane protein?

• A)its structure
• B)its orientation within the lipid bilayer
• C)its concentration in each cell
• D)both its structure and its orientation within the lipid bilayer

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