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NEET UG BIOLOGY MCQ: BIOTECHNOLOGY AND ITS APPLICATIONS
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Consider the following statements about insulin
I. Human insulin is made-up of 51 amino acids arranged in two polypeptide chains
II. The two polypeptide chains are interconnected by two disulphide bridges
III. In mammals including humans, insulin is synthesized as a pro-hormone, which contains an extra stretch called the C-peptide
IV. C-peptide is not present in the mature insulin
Which of the statements given above are correct?
I. Human insulin is made-up of 51 amino acids arranged in two polypeptide chains
II. The two polypeptide chains are interconnected by two disulphide bridges
III. In mammals including humans, insulin is synthesized as a pro-hormone, which contains an extra stretch called the C-peptide
IV. C-peptide is not present in the mature insulin
Which of the statements given above are correct?
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Correct option: D
I, II, III and IV
Option D (I, II, III and IV) is correct because all the statements accurately describe the structure, synthesis, and processing of human insulin.
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