Q. A homopolymer has only one type of building block called monomer repeated 'n' number of times. A heteropolymer has more than one type of monomer. Proteins are heteropolymers usually made of

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The function and shape of a protein is affected by sequence of types of amino acids, each having an amino group , a carboxylic acid group , a hydrogen atom each attached to carbon located next to group and a side chain which varies from one amino acid to other. (It can be hydrogen or an aliphatic group, an aromatic or heterocyclic group).

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