The correctly folded three-dimensional configuration of a protein is determined primarily by the
a. sequence of nucleotides of its gene.
b. primary sequence of its amino acids.
c. chaperones with which it interacts.
d. pathway by which it folds.
Ans: b. primary sequence of its amino acids.
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