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You Have Just Sequenced a New Protein Found in Tetrahymena

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You have just sequenced a new protein found in Tetrahymena and observe that sulfur-containing cysteine residues occur at regular intervals in the sequence. Which hypothesis is supported by this observation?


A) This protein contains many alpha helices.
B) This protein contains many beta-pleated sheets.
C) This protein's tertiary structure is stabilized by disulfide bridges.
D) This protein's tertiary structure is stabilized by hydrogen bonding.

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