Biology A-Level
post-translational modification
What post-translational modification means in Biology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of post-translational modification
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Modifications such as glycosylation, which bacteria cannot perform because they lack organelles like the Golgi apparatus.
Topics that use post-translational modification
- Recombinant DNA technology (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- cDNA and reverse transcriptase
- complementary base pairing
- DNA ligase
- insertional inactivation
- polymerase chain reaction
- primers
- promoter region
- restriction endonucleases
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