Heat shock proteins are


A) only actively synthesized during conditions of intense heat.
B) only observed in prokaryotic cells.
C) molecular chaperones synthesized during times of cellular stress.
D) unique to every organism.
E) present only in certain organelles.


C) molecular chaperones synthesized during times of cellular stress.

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