The Tertiary Structure of a Protein Refers to the

Multiple Choice

The tertiary structure of a protein refers to the

A) linear order of the amino acids in the polypeptide chain.
B) folding pattern of the polypeptide chain due to side-chain interactions between amino acids relatively close to each other.
C) folding pattern of the polypeptide chain due to side-chain interactions between amino acids relatively far apart from each other.
D) folding pattern of the polypeptide chain due to the covalent interaction between distal amino acids.
E) type of bond joining the amino acids in the polypeptide chain.