Q. Which of the statements about "Denaturation" given below are correct? (a) Denaturation of proteins causes loss of secondary and tertiary structures of the protein (b) Denaturation leads to the conversion of double strand of DNA into single strand (c) Denaturation affects primary structure which gets distorted
A) (a) and (b)
B) (a), (b) and (c)
C) (b) and (c)
D) (a) and (c)
Explanation
[Solution from source] Denaturation disrupts the secondary and tertiary structure of a protein, and in DNA it separates the double helix into single strands. Peptide bonds are not broken, so the primary structure is unchanged; any combination including that statement is wrong. Answer (1).
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