Dr Elisa Seaborn, who is a protein researcher, is studying how alpha helices and beta sheets are arranged in space to form a protein’s functional shape. Which level of protein structure is she investigating?

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Tertiary structure – the full 3D folding of the polypeptide

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Quaternary structure – the interaction between multiple polypeptide chains

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Primary structure – the sequence of amino acids

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Secondary structure – local folding into helices and sheets

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