Levels of Protein Structure There are?four?levels of structure in proteins Three are related to a single polypeptide chain The fourth level relates to a protein that has two or more polypeptide cha...
Amino Acid: Structure Proteins Proteins are polymers (and macromolecules) made of monomers called?amino acids The sequence, type and number of the amino acids within a protein determines its shape ...
Nature of the Genetic Code The triplet code The sequence of DNA nucleotide bases found within a gene is determined by a?triplet?(three-letter)?code Each sequence of?three bases?(i.e. each triplet o...
Translation Translation occurs?in the cytoplasm?of the cell After leaving the nucleus via a nuclear pore, the?mRNA molecule attaches to a ribosome In the cytoplasm there are?free molecules of tRNA?...
Transcription A?gene?is a?sequence of nucleotide bases?in a DNA molecule that?codes for the production of a specific sequence of amino acids, that in turn make up a?specific polypeptide?(protein) T...
RNA: Structure Like DNA, the nucleic acid RNA (ribonucleic acid) is a?polynucleotide?– it is made up of?many nucleotides?linked together in a chain Like DNA, RNA nucleotides contain the nitrogenous...
DNA: Structure The nucleic acid DNA is a?polynucleotide?– it is made up of?many nucleotides?bonded together in a?long chain DNA nucleotide DNA molecules are made up of?two polynucleotide str...
Mononucleotides: Structure Both DNA and RNA are?polymers?that are made up of?many repeating units?called?nucleotides Each nucleotide is formed from: A?pentose sugar?(a sugar with 5 carbon atoms) A ...