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Polypeptide Chain

Sequences of amino acids joined together by peptide bonds, thus making it a poly (many) peptides - many peptides.


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Re: Gene giving rise to Protein

... are encrypted in sequences that will ultimately become a part of the polypeptide chain are called exons. But these exons are interrupted by long sequences which do not become ...

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by manohar
Tue Mar 24, 2009 6:15 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Gene giving rise to Protein
Replies: 2
Views: 348

Re: What mechanism is responsible for sequencing of amino acid?

DNA transcribes information to protein RNA in the nucleus. The RNA chain leaves the nucleus like a snake and "meets" with a ribosome ... chemically in the ribosome to form the peptide bond in the forming polypeptide chain of protein. Then there is a special codon which ends the ...

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by AFJ
Sun Mar 01, 2009 6:04 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What mechanism is responsible for sequencing of amino acid?
Replies: 3
Views: 552

IMMUNOLOGY HELP!PLEASE!

... help with.... 1) The basic Ig unit is composed of: Non-covalently bound polypeptide chains 2 identical heavy and 2 identical light chains 2 different heavy and 2 identical light ...

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by pinkypig
Thu Feb 05, 2009 5:12 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: IMMUNOLOGY HELP!PLEASE!
Replies: 0
Views: 411

Re: DNA/RNA nucleotides question

... occurs in the nucleus but translation (which is what turns RNA into polypeptide chains) occurs outside the nucleus. So once enzymes are done cutting the RNA into usable codons, ...

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by Syne
Tue Jan 13, 2009 11:25 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: DNA/RNA nucleotides question
Replies: 3
Views: 1153

MHC II molecule

... class II molecule coloured in pink, but which do not form part of the polypeptide chains: two are attached to the A-chain and one to the B-chain. What type of residues are they? ...

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by inayat
Fri Sep 05, 2008 9:19 pm
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: MHC II molecule
Replies: 1
Views: 622
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