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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Computational analysis of the primary amino acid sequence of a membrane protein can predict its structure as well as its orientation within the lipid bilayer. The primary amino acid sequence provides important information about the secondary and tertiary structure of a protein, including the presence of transmembrane domains that predict the orientation of the protein within the lipid bilayer. Therefore, both the structure and orientation of a membrane protein can be learned from computational analysis of the nucleotide sequence of a gene. However, its concentration in each cell cannot be determined solely by analyzing the nucleotide sequence of a gene.

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