Biology 9700 · AS & A Level · Proteins

Proteins — practice question

Haemoglobin is made up of two $\alpha$ chains and two $\beta$ chains. In about $5\%$ of all humans, one amino acid in the $\beta$ chain differs from the normal form. Which level(s) of protein structure may be altered in these humans?

  • Aprimary only
  • Bprimary and quaternary only
  • Cprimary, secondary and tertiary only
  • Dquaternary only

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