NEET UG BIOLOGY MCQ: BIOMOLECULES

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Assertion (A): Amino acids are interliked by hydrogen bonds to form secondary structure in a polypeptide chain.

Reason (R): Beta pleated sheet and alpha helices are secondary structures shown by polypeptide chain.

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Correct option: B

Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)

Option B (Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)) is correct because amino acids are interlinked by peptide bonds, not hydrogen bonds, to form the secondary structure, but beta pleated sheets and alpha helices are indeed secondary structures.

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