A hydropathy plot is used to:

A. predict whether a given protein sequence contains likely membrane-spanning segments
B. determine the water-solubility of a protein
C. extrapolate for the true molecular weight of a membrane protein
D. deduce the quaternary structure of a membrane protein
E. determine the water content of a native protein


Ans: A. predict whether a given protein sequence contains likely membrane-spanning segments

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