Q. What is the consequence if a protein is incorrectly folded?

  Ans. Protein are the polymers of amino acids and find expression and product of a gene. Any deformity gene  results in deformity of protein and finally to the host metabolism resulting in to a disease.Proteins that are folded incorrectly cause disease like mad cow disease. These protein are c/a prions. These proteins can cause normal protein to turn diseased resulting into alteration of protein structure.