The three-legged assembly of protein chains that makes up a clathrin molecule and that can assemble into a network of polygons resembling a honeycomb is called a(n)_____.
A)trigeminy
B)triskeleton
C)trigellium
D)triskelion
E)triskellium

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The term described in the question is the triskelion, which is composed of three protein chains arranged in a three-legged structure. Therefore, the correct answer is D, triskelion. The other answer choices (trigeminy, triskeleton, trigellium, triskellium) do not accurately describe the structure of clathrin.

The Three-Legged Assembly of Protein Chains That Makes Up a Clathrin