Biology 9700 · AS & A Level · Proteins

Proteins — practice question

Which statement correctly describes collagen?

  • AA collagen molecule consists of three polypeptide chains, each in the shape of a helix. The three chains are wound together into a triple helix called a fibre.
  • BA collagen molecule consists of three polypeptide chains, each of which is an $\alpha$-helix. The three chains are wound tightly together into a triple helix. Many of these triple helices bind together as a fibre.
  • CA collagen molecule consists of three polypeptide chains wound tightly into a triple helix called a fibre.
  • DA collagen molecule consists of three polypeptide chains in which every third amino acid is glycine. The three polypeptides are wound tightly together into a triple helix. Many of these helices form a fibre.

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