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What in DNA controls the order of amino acids when a protein is made?
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The short answer is the order of the nucleotides ( adenine, thymine, guanine, and cytosine) in the DNA strand.
The longer answer is the double-stranded DNA is first unwound and read by an enzyme called RNA polymerase. This enzyme produces a single stranded substance called messenger RNA (mRNA). mRNA is then read by ribosomes three nucleotides at a time. These three nucleotide sequences are called codons and are what actually determine the sequence of amino acids. The mRNA/ribosome complex uses a matching process to match the correct amino acid to the codon (using something called tRNA) and form the protein chain (primary structure). This process is part of something referred to as the Central Dogma of Molecular Biology if you'd like to learn more.
It should be noted that while this forms the primary structure of a protein, much of the function of a protein has to do with how it folds into helicies and sheets (secondary structure) and overall 3-dimensional shape of the protein (tertiary structure).
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What protein must have its amino acids in correct order?
RNA is the most amino acids.
What is the relationship between the order of bases in DNA and the order of amino acids in the final protein?
Amino acids are fundamental in your DNA. You need them to make DNA. You need them to be alive. Amino acids bind together in a special combination that your body needs to make more.
The function of most proteins depends primarily on the?
The function of a protein depends on its shape.
What is the correct order smallest to largest protein - amino acid - polypeptide?
Amino acids---->peptide---->polypeptide--->protein.
The order of amino acids in a protein is called?
primary structure
The order of amino acids is a protein's?
The order of amino acids in a protein determines its structure and function.
Why does the order of amino acid acids affect the structure of a protein?
The order of amino acids can affect the protein's shape.
What is a primary protein structure formed by?
the order of its amino acids
In all living cells DNA controls cellular activity by?
regulating the order of amino acids in protein molecules.
What protein must have its amino acids in correct order?
RNA is the most amino acids.
The function of most proteins depends primarily on the?
The function of a protein depends on its shape.
What is the relationship between the order of bases in DNA and the order of amino acids in the final protein?
Amino acids are fundamental in your DNA. You need them to make DNA. You need them to be alive. Amino acids bind together in a special combination that your body needs to make more.
What is the correct order smallest to largest protein - amino acid - polypeptide?
Amino acids---->peptide---->polypeptide--->protein.
The order of amino acids in a protein is called?
primary structure
How many amino acids are there that make up proteins?
The number of amino acids/protein differ largely and is characteristic for each protein separately. A protein is composed of amino acids, and the function of the protein depends of the type and order of the amino acids. Because amino acids can be arranged in many different combinations, it's possible for your body to make thousands of different kinds of protein from just the same 20 amino acids.The simplest protein of life, ribonuclease, contains 124 amino acids. The "average" protein, though, contains several thousand amino acids, but those several thousand comprised only about 20 different kinds of amino acids.
What is the monomer for building a protein?
Amino acids. There are twenty different amino acids that nature uses routinely to produce proteins. Nature has a very specific order for incorporating these amino acids to produce any specific protein. This order is coded by the genes of the organism and in an elaborate way, the code is interpreted into the order of amino acid incorporation during protein synthesis.
Why does the the order of amino acid affect the structure of a protein?
The order of amino acids can affect the protein's shape.
