Why is a protein called a heteropolymer?
AIt contains no amino acids
BIt has many amino acid types
CIt has only glycine units
DIt is made of one monomer
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. It has many amino acid types
Twenty kinds of amino acids make up proteins, so the monomers differ rather than repeat identically.
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