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Why is an antibody molecule represented as \( \mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{~L}_2 \) ?
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All antibody molecules have four peptide chains, two small light chains (represented by L) and two lon heavy chains (represented by \( \mathrm{H} \) ). Thus, an antibody is represented as \( \mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{~L}_2 \).

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