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Macromolecules II: Proteins and Nucleic Acids — Homework

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Macromolecules II: Proteins and Nucleic Acids — Homework

Review the four levels of protein structure before answering.

  1. 1.Name the four levels of protein structure in order, from simplest to most complex.
  2. 2.Explain why cooking an egg white permanently changes it, using the word "denature" correctly.
  3. 3.Which level of protein structure involves more than one polypeptide chain joining together?
  4. 4.Name the monomer of a nucleic acid and its three component parts.
  5. 5.Explain in three to four sentences why a protein's primary structure (its exact amino acid sequence) can determine its final three-dimensional shape.
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