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Which of the following is the strongest evidence that protein structure and function are correlated?

a. Proteins can readily form hydrogen bonds with water.
b. Denatured (unfolded) proteins do not function normally.
c. Proteins have four distinct levels of structure and many functions.
d. Enzymes tend to be globular in shape.

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Answer:

b

Step-by-step explanation:

To denature a protein is to alter its three dimensional structure. Loss of protein structure consistently correlates with loss of protein function, so it is a strong correlation.

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