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GATE 2024 BT – Question 26

General Biology · Immunology: Cellular and humoral immunity, antibody diversity and function, monoclonal antibodies, T-cell and B-cell development, memory · 1 mark · Multiple choice

If a denatured protein of human origin is injected into a rabbit, antibodies generated will recognize the ________ structure of the protein.

  1. primary
  2. secondary
  3. tertiary
  4. quaternary

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Correct answer: (A) primary

Explanation

The denatured protein has lost its folded structure, so the antibodies can only recognize linear epitopes of the primary structure.

Official GATE 2024 answer key: https://gate2026.iitg.ac.in/doc/download/2024/BTFinalAnswerKey.pdf