alleryStart learning →Why is a protein called a heteropolymer?
AIt has one repeating amino acid
BIt has many kinds of amino acids
CIt is built only of glucose units
DIt is built only of nucleotides
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. It has many kinds of amino acids
Proteins are built from up to 20 different amino acids, so their monomers are not all alike.
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