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

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The large ribosomal unit has binding sites for?

The large ribosomal unit has three binding sites for tRNA molecules: the A site (aminoacyl-tRNA), the P site (peptidyl-tRNA), and the E site (exit site). These sites are crucial for the proper assembly of amino acids into a growing polypeptide chain during translation.


What is a ribosome and what does it do?

A ribosome is a two subunit complex made of protein and catalytic RNA that unites as one unit when mRNA docks on the large subunit. Ribosomes are the " workbench " on which proteins are synthesized. The ribosome crawls along the mRNA and knits together a polypeptide chain from the free amino acids brought to the ribosome by tRNA.


A gene can best be described as?

A gene is the basic physical unit of heredity; a linear sequence of nucleotides along a segment of DNA that provides the coded instructions for synthesis of RNA, which, when translated into protein, leads to the expression of hereditary character.


Why polypeptide chains are always called as protein but Proteins are not always polypeptide chains?

Peptides (from the Greek πεπτίδια, "small digestibles") are short polymers formed from the linking, in a defined order, of α-amino acids. The link between one amino acid residue and the next is known as an amide bond or a peptide bond. Proteins are polypeptide molecules (or consist of multiple polypeptide subunits). The distinction is that peptides are short and polypeptides/proteins are long.


What is the functional unit definition in the context of computer architecture?

In computer architecture, the functional unit is a component that performs specific tasks or operations within the CPU, such as arithmetic calculations or data movement. It is the basic building block that carries out the instructions of a computer program.

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What is the DNA segment that carries information for building one protein or polypeptide chain called?

mRNA ( it is like DNA only it is one sided and the t is replaced with a u)


What is another name for a Kraft G-Unit?

Building block


What is important about a cell?

yan A cell is the unit of life and building block of organisms.


What is the relationship among amino acids.polypeptides and proteins?

Amino acids are the basic unit of proteins. Amino acids linked together by a peptide bond forms a chain of amino acids called a polypeptide. When the amino acids from different parts of the chain interact with each other and form hydrogen bonds, the polypeptide chain takes on a unique shape, forming a protein.


Basic unit or building block that makes up all living things?

the basic unit of life is a cell...i think that was your question.


How can you put atom in a sentence?

The atom is a basic unit of matter; the atom is the building block for us.


What is The relationship between a polypeptide bond and a peptide bond?

a polypeptide is a a sequence of amino acids covalently bonded together by a peptide bond. The peptide bond is formed when two adjacent amino acids come together by way of condensation reaction (loss of a water molecule) to form the covalent bond between them.


What is the smallest unit of a polymer called?

The smallest unit of a polymer is called a monomer. Monomers are the repeating units that link together to form a polymer chain through chemical bonds.


What is a synonym for unit?

"building block", "social unit", "unit of measurement" and "whole" There are dozens of possible synonym, for the word unit. There are too many to list, but some examples would be: assemblage, assembly, bunch, and complement.


What defines cells shape?

The cell is the basic structural and functional unit of all known livingorganisms. It is the smallest unit of life that is classified as a living thing, and is often called the building block of life.


What is the difference between a monomer and an isomer?

A monomer is a base unit/building block of a polymer (a long-chain unit). For example, the monomers of proteins are amino acids. An isomer is a compound that has the same molecular formula as another compound but a different structural arrangement of the atoms.


What element has 2 isotopes that's solid and is the basic unit of all life?

Carbon is the basic building block of life, but I'm not sure about the isotopes.