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What is the correct order smallest to largest protein - amino acid - polypeptide?

The correct order from smallest to largest is: amino acid, polypeptide, protein. Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins, which are made up of one or more polypeptide chains. The polypeptide chains fold and interact to form the final protein structure.


How many ribosomes are needed for the production of a polypeptide containing thirty amino acids?

One ribosome is needed to synthesize a polypeptide containing thirty amino acids. The ribosome reads the mRNA and assembles the amino acids into a polypeptide chain according to the codons on the mRNA.


When a polypeptide is folded it is called what?

When a polypeptide is folded into its three-dimensional structure, it is referred to as a protein. Proteins are made up of one or more polypeptide chains that have folded into a specific conformation to perform their biological functions.


What is the one gene-one polypeptide hypothesis?

The one gene-one polypeptide hypothesis is an idea in an attempt to fix the one gene-one protein hypothesis (previously one gene-one enzyme hypothesis) after scientists realized that proteins can be made up by more than one polypeptide chain and that each polypeptide chain is specified by its own gene. An example would be a protein like hemoglobin, the oxygen transporting protein of vertebrate blood cells. Hemoglobin is made up of two kinds of polypeptides. Because of the two polypeptide chains, hemoglobin is made up of two genes. While this hypothesis was an improvement, it wasn't entirely true. While the example is true, the fact of the matter is, eukaryotes are much more complex than 1940s (around the time that Tatum and Beadle first came up with the one gene-one enzyme hypothesis ) technology allowed for scientists to understand. There is a step in RNA processing or post-transcriptional modification where parts of the transcribed gene is cut out (the cut out part is called the intron). Because of this mechanism, it is possible for a single gene to create more than 1 polypeptide.


Is polypeptide an amino acid?

No, a polypeptide is not an amino acid. A polypeptide is a chain of amino acids linked together by peptide bonds. Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins and are the individual units that make up a polypeptide chain.

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Relationship between one gene and one polypeptide?

One gene codes for (or provides the recipe) for the creation of one polypeptide through transcription and translation.


What is polypeptide chains?

Chains of amino acids are referred to as polypeptides. Proteins are created from one or more of these polypeptide molecules.


What is the correct order smallest to largest protein - amino acid - polypeptide?

The correct order from smallest to largest is: amino acid, polypeptide, protein. Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins, which are made up of one or more polypeptide chains. The polypeptide chains fold and interact to form the final protein structure.


Proteins with more than one polypeptide chain have what structure?

Proteins with more than one polypeptide chain have a quaternary structure. This structure is formed by the assembly of multiple polypeptide chains into a functional protein complex. The interactions between the individual polypeptide chains contribute to the overall structure and function of the protein.


How many ribosomes are needed for the production of a polypeptide containing thirty amino acids?

One ribosome is needed to synthesize a polypeptide containing thirty amino acids. The ribosome reads the mRNA and assembles the amino acids into a polypeptide chain according to the codons on the mRNA.


When a polypeptide is folded it is called what?

When a polypeptide is folded into its three-dimensional structure, it is referred to as a protein. Proteins are made up of one or more polypeptide chains that have folded into a specific conformation to perform their biological functions.


What is the job of a gene?

A gene codes for one type of polypeptide (protein).


Do proteins consist of one or more polypeptide chains?

Think they do consist


What is another name for a protein chain?

the answer would be.... polypeptide


Is protein larger in size compared to a polypeptide?

A protein is a polypeptide.


What chain is sequences of amino acids that is the foundation for the basic structure of a protein?

polypeptide chain


Do all proteins consist of one or more polypeptide chains?

Yes, all proteins are composed of one or more polypeptide chains, which are formed from amino acids. Proteins can be made up of a single polypeptide chain or multiple chains that interact with each other to form a functional protein molecule.