Biology: Life on Earth

10th Edition

ISBN: 9780321729712

Author: Gerald Audesirk, Teresa Audesirk, Bruce E. Byers

Publisher: Benjamin Cummings

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Describe the synthesis of a protein from amino acids. Then describe the primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary structures of a protein.

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Biology: Life on Earth

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