Your Professor Shows You a Computer Model of a Protein

question 41

Multiple Choice

Your professor shows you a computer model of a protein and asks you to identify the structural level.It appears to consist of only one polypeptide chain and has a globular shape.What is your determination?

• A)The protein has tertiary structure.
• B)The protein has secondary structure.
• C)The protein has primary structure.
• D)The protein has quaternary structure.
• E)This is not a picture of a protein.

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