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  4. Consider the following two statements and select the correct option. Statement I: A protein is imagined as a line, the right end represented by the first amino acid and the left end represented by the last amino acid Statement II:A protein thread exist throughout as an extended rigid rod.

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Q. Consider the following two statements and select the correct option.
Statement I: A protein is imagined as a line, the right end represented by the first amino acid and the left end represented by the last amino acid
Statement II:A protein thread exist throughout as an extended rigid rod.

Biomolecules

Solution:

In primary structure, a protein is imagined as a line, the left end of which is represented by the first amino acid called the $N$-terminal amino acid and the right end is represented by the last amino acid, known as $C$-terminal amino acid.