1. what does it mean to say that a membrane is selectively
permeable?

2. Why are the several carbohydrate side chains attached to
hydrophilic rather than hydrophobic regions of the membrane
protein ?

Answer Posted / ravi

selectively permeable means it is permeable for solvant but
at that time some solute is also be passed.

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