You Are a Biochemist Working on a Molecule Found in a Recently

question 48

Multiple Choice

You are a biochemist working on a molecule found in a recently discovered bacterium. You determine that the molecule is composed of a chain of similar subunits and can thus conclude that the molecule is unlikely to be a

• A) lipid.
• B) nucleic acid.
• C) protein.
• D) carbohydrate.
• E) lipid or protein.

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