About this figure of a transmembarne protein; one of the following is false? Thickness of nembrane o a. Prolines cannot disrupt alpha helices and cannot support beta bends. o b. Beta sheets have extracellular polar and charged amino acids. c. Transmembrane alpha helices have hydrophobic and uncharged amino acids. d. The majority of alpha helices are embedded in the lipid core of membrane bilayer.

About this figure of a transmembarne protein; one of the following is false? Thickness of nembrane o a. Prolines cannot disrupt alpha helices and cannot support beta bends. o b. Beta sheets have extracellular polar and charged amino acids. c. Transmembrane alpha helices have hydrophobic and uncharged amino acids. d. The majority of alpha helices are embedded in the lipid core of membrane bilayer.

Concepts of Biology

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Chapter3: Cell Structure And Function

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Problem 11RQ: The tails of the phospholipids of the plasma membrane are composed of _____ and are _____? a....

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