Biology GCSE
Protein folding and function
What Protein folding and function means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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A changed amino acid sequence can alter the folding and shape of the protein, and a protein with a changed shape may have altered function.
Topics that use Protein folding and function
- 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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