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An antibody molecule is represented as H2L2 . This implies that
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Solution:
Antibodies are protective proteins called immunoglobulins, which are produced by the immune system to attack the foreign substance called an antigen. The structure of antibodies comprises of four polypeptides of which two are heavy chains (identical) and two are light chains(identical). Hence it is represented by H2L2 . These chains form a Y shaped molecule