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A-LevelBiologyBiological moleculesOct/Nov 2018Paper 1 Q121 Mark

The protein glutenin gives bread dough its elasticity. The diagram represents a polypeptide of glutenin. What describes the structure of glutenin?

Aquaternary structure because there are both globular and fibrous regions
Bquaternary structure because there are both spiral and tightly coiled regions
Csecondary structure because the loose spiral is an α-helix
Dtertiary structure because the different regions form a 3D shape

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This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Biology (9700) Oct/Nov 2018 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Biological molecules and is worth 1 mark.

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