Human Physiology

15th Edition

ISBN: 9781259864629

Author: Fox, Stuart Ira

Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,

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Describe and account for the different levels of protein structure.

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Solution Summary: The author explains that proteins play a very important role in organisms. They are composed of small subunits called amino acids which are linked to each other by peptide bonds.

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