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Why are amino acids referred to as a polypeptide?

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Polypeptides are short chains of amino acids, they have no functionality as a protein (long amino acid) would have.

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What is polypeptide chains?

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


Is A polypeptide is a sequence of proteins or amino acids?

Yes, a polypeptide is a sequence of amino acids.


Building block unit of a polypeptide chain?

Amino acids are the building block units of a polypeptide chain or a protein. These amino acids are linked together through peptide bonds.


Give an example of polypeptide?

Protein.


A long chain of amino acids?

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Composed of long chains of amino acids?

Polypeptide bonds....polypeptide bonds equal proteins ;)


How many strings of amino acids dose a polypeptide consist of?

a polypeptide is ten or more amino acids bonded together


What do you call a chain of 25 amino acids?

a chain of 25 amino acids can be called a peptide chain ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Two or united amino acids form a *dipeptide* Three a *tripeptide* Ten or more a *polypeptide* More than 50 *protine* Therefore a chain of 25 amino acids is a polypeptide :D


What carries amino acids to ribosomes where amino acids are linked to polypeptide?

tRNA


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

Amino acids---->peptide---->polypeptide--->protein.


A long chain of many amino acids is called a?

Polypeptides are chains of amino acids linked by peptide bonds.


What are polypeptide composed of?

A polypeptide is a chain of amino acids linked by peptide bonds, with a molecular weight of up to about 10,000. It is composed of amino acids.