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Statement I: Insulin is a globular prot...

Statement I: Insulin is a globular protein.
Statement II: It has two polypeptide chains with `21` and `30` amino acids joined by sulhur bridges connecting cysteine amino acid on the two chains.

A

Statement `I` is true, Statement `II` is true, Statements `II` is the correct explanation of Statement `I`.

B

Statement `I` is true, Statement `II` is true, Statement `II` is not the correct explanation of Statement `I`.

C

Statement `I` is true, Statement `II` is false.

D

Statement `I` is false, Statement `II` is true.

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A
Both statement are correct.
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