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What is meant by tertiary structure of proteins?

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Tertiary structures are formed by coiling and folding of chains of proteins. The folding of the tertiary chains leads to the exposure of polar ends while it hides the non-polar amino acid chains. The tertiary structure is held together by the weak non-covalent interacting formed between various parts of the polypeptide chain.

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