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camila

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on: Jun 5, 2013
The tertiary structure of a protein is the
A) bonding together of several polypeptide chains by weak bonds.
B) order in which amino acids are joined in a polypeptide chain.
C) unique three-dimensional shape of the fully folded polypeptide.
D) organization of a polypeptide chain into an α helix or β pleated sheet.
E) overall protein structure resulting from the aggregation of two or more polypeptide subunits.


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Reply #1 on: Jun 6, 2013
Try this as the answer C. Hope it helps.


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Reply #2 on: Jun 6, 2013
Thx! :D


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