The interaction of the amino acid side chains with the arrangement of the $\alpha$-helices and $\beta$-sheets to form a three-dimensional protein structure is called the _____ structure of the protein.

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The interaction of amino acid side chains with the arrangement of F1F1F1S1F1F1F10-helices and F1F1F1S1F1F1F10-sheets is responsible for the tertiary structure of the protein. The primary structure refers to the linear sequence of amino acids, the secondary structure refers to the local folding patterns such as alpha-helices or beta-sheets, and the quaternary structure refers to the arrangement of multiple protein subunits.

The Interaction of the Amino Acid Side Chains with the Arrangement