Concept explainers
(a)
Interpretation:
The key term for: “The way in which the various regions of secondary structure in a protein are arranged into a three-dimensional shape�, is to be given.
(b)
Interpretation:
The key term for: “One of a class of
(c)
Interpretation:
The key term for: “An organic molecule containing an
(d)
Interpretation:
The key term: “The form of RNA takes the genetic code from DNA and carries it to the ribosomes�, is to be given.
(e)
Interpretation:
The key term for: “One of a class of organic
(f)
Interpretation:
The key term for: “The structure that results from the association of two or more polypeptide chains in a protein�, is to be given.
(g)
Interpretation:
The key term for: “A series of three bases in a
(h)
Interpretation:
The key term for: “The secondary structure adopted by many proteins, in which the protein chain is twisted into a helix�, is to be given.
(i)
Interpretation:
The key term for: “The secondary structure adopted by protein in which the protein chains are lined up beside one another in the form of a sheet�, is to be given.
(j)
Interpretation:
The key term for: “A
(k)
Interpretation:
The key term for: “The linkage that forms between carboxylic acid
(l)
Interpretation:
The key term for: “The process of synthesizing various types of RNA molecules in the nucleus using a DNA molecule as a template�, is to be given.
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