Describe how an antifreeze protein functions.
A) Regularly spaced tyrosine residues prevent the ice crystals from growing.
B) Regularly spaced threonine resides prevent the ice crystals from growing.
C) Flickering clusters of hydrogen bonds prevent the ice crystals from growing.
D) The antifreeze protein prevents the water wires from forming.

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Antifreeze proteins function by binding to ice crystals through regularly spaced threonine residues, inhibiting their growth and recrystallization, thus lowering the freezing point of the solution.

Describe How an Antifreeze Protein Functions