When the hydrogen bonds that maintain a protein's three-dimensional shape are broken, the protein becomes nonfunctional, and is said to be ________.

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When the hydrogen bonds that maintain a protein's three-dimensional shape are broken, the protein loses its functional shape, a process known as denaturation. This causes the protein to become nonfunctional.

When the Hydrogen Bonds That Maintain a Protein's Three-Dimensional Shape