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Amino acids are brought to the ribosomes by transfer RNAs during protein synthesis.
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The amino sequence of a protein is: alanine, leucine, valine, threonine. This information reveals the protein’s _______ structure. The “C” terminus or side of this protein is ______.
Select one:
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primary, alanine
b.
secondary, alanine
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secondary, leucine
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secondary, threonine
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primary, threonine
__________ are composed of a single linear (unbranching) chain of covalently bound amino acids.
Select one or more:
a. peptides
b. triglycerides
c. codons
d. nucleotides
e. glycosides.
Anticodons are found on ____________ and they contain _____________ bases.
a. tRNA, 4
b. mRNA, 3
c. tRNA, 3
d. mRNA, 4
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