How does the potential energy of a correctly folded protein compare to the energy of an unfolded protein or a wrongly folded one?
A) The energy of a correctly folded protein is lower.
B) The energy of a correctly folded protein is higher.
C) The energy of proteins is the same no matter how they are folded or unfolded.
D) Proteins do not have energy.
E) Sometimes the energy of a correctly folded protein is lower and sometimes it is higher.

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When a protein is correctly folded, its potential energy is lower because the protein has found its most stable and energetically favorable conformation. In contrast, an unfolded protein or a wrongly folded one has a higher potential energy because their conformation is less stable and less energetically favorable.

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