Protein specificity is

A) the degree to which a protein is attracted to a ligand and the ability of a protein to bind a certain ligand or a group of related ligands.
B) the degree to which a protein is attracted to a ligand.
C) the activation of a specific protein that is needed to perform a particular function.
D) the ability of a protein to bind a certain ligand or a group of related ligands.
E) the degree to which a protein-ligand complex initiates a response.


D) the ability of a protein to bind a certain ligand or a group of related ligands.

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