Biology GCSE
Mutation and protein shape
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A few mutations code for an altered protein with a different shape, because a change in amino acid sequence can alter the way the polypeptide folds.
Topics that use Mutation and protein shape
- DNA structure (biology only) (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Amino acid sequence
- Base sequence
- Carrier molecules
- codon
- Complementary base pairing
- degenerate
- double helix
- Enzyme action
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