Biology A-Level
primary structure of a polypeptide
What primary structure of a polypeptide means in Biology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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The sequence of amino acids in a polypeptide, which determines how the chain folds and therefore what it can do.
Topics that use primary structure of a polypeptide
- DNA, genes and chromosomes (AQA A-Level)
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