Assertion : A protein is a heteropolymer.\ Reason : DietaryProteins are the source of nonessential

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Assertion : A protein is a heteropolymer.\ Reason : DietaryProteins are the source of nonessential amino acids.\

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(c) : Each protein is a polymer of amino acids. As there are 20 types of amino acid, a protein is a heteropolymer and not a homopolymer. Amino acids can be essential or non-essential. Certain amino acids are essential for our health and they have to be supplied through our diet. Hence, dietaryProteins are the source of essential amino acids. Non-essential amino acids are those amino acids which are synthesised in our body.