Amino group(NH2), Carboxyl group(CO2), and the side chain, represented by 'R'
H .....H ....O
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H..... R ....O-
groups of three nuleotides in mRNA codes for each one specific amino acid, these groups of three nucleotides are called as codon
The functional groups of an amino acid are the amino group (-NH2) and the carboxyl group (-COOH).
Three, one for each amino acid.
Amino acids contain acid groups and amino groups alternately.
Amino acids are of different types e.g. acidic,basic,neutral, imino ,and sulpher containing etc but all types of amino acids possess two functional groups. These functional groups are amino group and carboxylicgroup. An amino group is chemically NH2 , it is a basic group. Other functional group is carboxylic group which is chemically COOH , it is acidic in nature, Functional group is part of molecule that gives it ,its specific chemical characters.Presence of these groups makes amino acid amphoteric.
-COOH can undergo amino acid conjugation.
To determine the amino acid sequence from mRNA, one can use the genetic code to translate the sequence of nucleotides in the mRNA into a sequence of amino acids. Each set of three nucleotides, called a codon, corresponds to a specific amino acid. By reading the mRNA sequence in groups of three nucleotides and matching them to the genetic code, one can determine the corresponding amino acid sequence.
No, the analogy doesn't directly prove that three bases code for an amino acid. However, it helps understand the concept that the genetic code is written in groups of three nucleotide bases called codons that code for specific amino acids.
The functional groups of an amino acid are the amino group (-NH2) and the carboxyl group (-COOH).
Amino = Amine Acid = Carboxylic Acid These two groups are what give amino acid's there name. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amino_acid
Carboxylic group + Amino group
ok the two special groups is the Amino End, and the Acid end.