The Assembly and Interaction of Coils and Sheets in a Polypeptide

question 47

Multiple Choice

The assembly and interaction of coils and sheets in a polypeptide to produce the overall three-dimensional shape are described by the term ________

• A)primary structure.
• B)secondary structure.
• C)tertiary structure.
• D)long-range structure.
• E)quaternary structure.

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Definitions:

Estimated

Refers to the approximation or guesswork made to find out a value that is not precisely known.

Nonlinear

Refers to equations, models, or relationships in mathematics and science that do not form a straight line when graphed.

Degrees of Freedom

The number of independent values or quantities which can be assigned to a statistical distribution.

Significance

A measure of how likely it is that an obtained result could have occurred by chance.