Question 1
Multiple choiceMedium1 markTwo polypeptides each contain 80 amino acids and the same number of each amino-acid type, but the amino acids are in different orders. Which statement correctly links this difference to a possible effect of a large pH change or high temperature?
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Answer: B. Polypeptides with the same amino-acid composition can differ when their amino acids are in a different order. A large pH change or high temperature could cause denaturation, changing protein structure.
A: treats composition as sufficient to identify a polypeptide, overlooking amino-acid order.
C: confuses a change in protein structure with a change in amino-acid sequence.
D: assumes structure cannot change unless the amino-acid order changes.
Remember: amino-acid order distinguishes polypeptides, while denaturation changes protein structure.