NEET 2023 Zoology Protein Structure Assertion Reason Question
Given below are two statements:
Statement I: A protein is imagined as a line, the left end represented by first amino acid (C-terminal) and the right end represented by last amino acid (N-terminal)
Statement II: Adult human haemoglobin, consists of 4 subunits (two subunits of α type and two subunits of β type.)
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Both Statement I and Statement II are false.
Statement I is true but Statement II is false.
Statement I is false but Statement II is true.
Both Statement I and Statement II are true.
Correct Answer
Detailed Explanation
Statement I is incorrect because the C-terminal is the end of the protein chain, not the beginning. Statement II is correct as adult human hemoglobin does consist of two α and two β subunits.
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