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What is the secondary structure of a protein?

AP Biology Unit 1 Topic 1.4 and 1.5: Proteins, Amino Acids, Peptide Bonds, and Four Levels of Protein Structure

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What is the secondary structure of a protein?

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The secondary structure consists of local folding patterns within a polypeptide, primarily alpha helices and beta pleated sheets. These structures form because of hydrogen bonds between the backbone atoms of nearby amino acids, not between the R groups. They give proteins their basic structural motifs.
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