Biology GCSE
Structural proteins
What Structural proteins means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Structural proteins
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Proteins, like collagen, that form strong, fibrous shapes providing structural support in tissues such as skin and bone.
Topics that use Structural proteins
- 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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