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The secondary structure of a protein is distinct from the tertiary structure of a protein mainly because the secondary structure involves hydrogen bonding between side chain atoms, while the tertiary structure involves interactions between atoms. True or false?

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False

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The primary structure of a protein refer to the amino acid sequence. The secondary structure of a protein refer to the alpha helices, beta sheets and turns, while the tertiary structure refer to folding of the sheets due to hydrogen bonding or other bonding interaction between them.

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