The transmembrane region of the protein is likely to have-
Correct Answer: A stretch of hydrophobic amino acids
Description: The transmembrane proteins lie similar to that of the lipid bilayer. The lipid bilayer is hydrophilic in the outer and the inner parts and has a hydrophobic core.
Similarly, the transmembrane proteins have outer and inner ends which are hydrophilic and a core which is hydrophobic.
So the transmembrane region of the protein is hydrophobic.
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