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Build a protein from the ground up

Exercise and reference answers

Steps
  1. Primary: the amino acid sequence
  2. Secondary: helices and sheets
  3. Tertiary: the folded 3D shape
  4. Quaternary: subunits together
Instructions
Tap the four levels of protein structure in order, simplest first.

Explanation

_Source: OpenStax Biology for AP(R) Courses (CC BY 4.0), Ch 3 'Biological Macromolecules', sections 3.1-3.5_
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