Observe the structure of antibodies below that has four protein subunits. Explain why we only see two (not four) bands on the SDS PAGE gel.

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Observe the structure of antibodies below that has four protein subunits. Explain why we only see two (not four) bands on the SDS PAGE gel.  

antigen
binding
site
variable
region
antigen
binding
site
light
chain
constant
region
heavy
chain
Transcribed Image Text:antigen binding site variable region antigen binding site light chain constant region heavy chain
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