BIOLOGY
PROTEINS
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Question
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Which type of protein is found in cartilage or tendons?
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Defensive
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Transport
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Structural
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Catalysts
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Collagen is principal protein of the skin, tendons, ligaments, cartilage, bone, and connective tissue.
Detailed explanation-2: -Tendons consist of collagen (mostly type I collagen) and elastin embedded in a proteoglycan-water matrix with collagen accounting for 65-80% and elastin approximately 1-2% of the dry mass of the tendon.
Detailed explanation-3: -Complete answer: Cartilages are flexible and tough connective tissue, and a protein present in cartilage is chondrin.
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