The three-dimensional structure of a functional protein composed of a single polypeptide chain is referred to as the ____________ structure

A. primary
B. secondary
C. tertiary
D. quaternary


Answer: C

Biology & Microbiology

You might also like to view...

You are studying a protein that you call Protein X. There is an aspartic acid at a key position in Protein X which is important in the folding and stabilization of that protein

If this aspartic acid is changed to a different amino acid, which one of the following amino acid substitutions is most likely to allow the protein to fold normally? A. threonine B. glycine C. arginine D. glutamic acid E. serine

Biology & Microbiology

The second edition of Bergey's manual groups pathogenic species together rather than in phylogenetic groups.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

Biology & Microbiology

The specific region of antigen to which an antibody can bind (via its hypervariable regions) is called a(n) ____

Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.

Biology & Microbiology

The basic method of genetic analysis in humans requires a(n) ____________________ of several generations.Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s)

Biology & Microbiology