The primary structure of a protein is

A. the hydrogen bonds between amino acids.
B. the folded, helical nature of the molecule.
C. represented by multiple polypeptide chains.
D. the sequence of amino acids in the polypeptide chain.
E. the number of polypeptide chains in the molecule.


D

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