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Offline Mikez

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Sum of all folded protein chains
« on: November 25, 2007, 05:07:38 PM »
I have a question asking me to compare normal hemoglobin and sickle hemoglobin at the fourth level of protein structure but asks for any changes in "sum of all folded protein chains"?

I don't understand what it means by the phrase sum of all folded protein chains.

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Re: Sum of all folded protein chains
« Reply #1 on: November 25, 2007, 05:46:38 PM »
My best guess is that the question is asking about differences in how normal hemoglobin polypeptide chains assemble into their quarternary structure v. how sickle cell hemoglobin chains assemble.

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