THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE
DNA MAKES RNA MAKES PROTEIN
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a folded chain of amino acids
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a folded chain of carbohydrates
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a branched chain of fatty acids
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a branched chain of nucleic acids
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Detailed explanation-1: -When connected together by a series of peptide bonds, amino acids form a polypeptide, another word for protein.
Detailed explanation-2: -When folding, two types of structures usually form first. Some regions of the protein chain coil up into slinky-like formations called “alpha helices, ” while other regions fold into zigzag patterns called “beta sheets, ” which resemble the folds of a paper fan.
Detailed explanation-3: -Proteins fold into stable three‐dimensional shapes, or conformations, that are determined by their amino acid sequence. The complete structure of a protein can be described at four different levels of complexity: primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary structure.
Detailed explanation-4: -Proteins that facilitate the folding of other proteins are called molecular chaperones. The term “chaperone” was first used by Ron Laskey and his colleagues to describe a protein (nucleoplasmin) that is required for the assembly of nucleosomes from histones and DNA.