Biology A-Level
amino acid sequence
What amino acid sequence means in Biology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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A mutation changing the base sequence can alter the amino acid added, so the encoded polypeptide has a different amino acid sequence.
Topics that use amino acid sequence
- Alteration of the sequence of bases in DNA can alter the (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- base analogues
- codons and anticodons
- DNA replication errors
- downstream codons
- frameshift
- premature stop codon
- R group interactions
- substitution
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