Which of the following statements about the structure of microtubules is FALSE?
A) Microtubules are built from protofilaments that come together to make a hollow structure.
B) The two ends of a protofilament are chemically distinct, with α-tubulin exposed at one end and β-tubulin exposed at the other end.
C) Within a microtubule, all protofilaments are arranged in the same orientation, giving the microtubule structural polarity.
D) α-Tubulin and β-tubulin are covalently bound to make the tubulin dimer that then assembles into protofilaments.
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