A homopolymer has only one type of building block called monomer repeated 'n' number of times. A heteropolymer has more than one type of monomer. Proteins are heteropolymers usually made of

20 types of monomer

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40 types of monomer

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30 types of monomer

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Only one type of monomer

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The correct option is A 20 types of monomer
The function and shape of a protein is affected by sequence of $20$ types of amino acids, each having an amino group - $N H_{2}$ , a carboxylic acid group - $C O O H$ , a hydrogen atom each attached to carbon located next to $- C O O H$ grou and a side chain R which varies from one amino to other. (It can be hydrogen or an aliphatic group,an aromatic or heterocyclic group).
So, the correct answer is '20 types of monomer'.

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