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In many words the prefix sub- means forming part of a whole. Fpr example a subset is a part of a set. Why then are nucletides called subunits of DNA?
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The subunits of proteins are called?
Amino acids.
What subunits compose proteins?
The subunits composing proteins are called amino acids. We humans use twenty different forms of amino acids and we synthesize all but the eight essential amino acids that we get in our diet.
Lines forming a right angle?
Lines forming right angle are called perpendicular lines.
What is an example that shows a conjecture is not true called?
hypothesis
When can you say that it is a prism?
A prism is a polyhedron (a many sided 3D shape) with two identical and parallel faces called the bases. The vertices of the two bases are joined by straight lines forming a number of rectangular faces. For example, a pentagonal prism consists of 2 pentagonal faces and 5 rectangular faces, and has 15 edges and 10 vertices.
What are the subunits of DNA called?
Purines, Pryimidine and Nucleotide are the subunits of DNA.
What are the subunits of proteins called?
Amino Acids
What are subunits called that make DNA?
nucleotides
Subunits of the US government are called?
spates
The subunits of proteins are called?
Amino acids.
What are subunits called that make up carbonhydrates?
monosaccharide
What are (subunits) called -?
Nucleotides are molecules consists of three parts-a nitrogen base, a five-carbon sugar and a phosphate group. DNA and RNA are made of the subunits called nucleotides.
What is the process called by which food is broken down into subunits?
digestion
The DNA of microorganisms is made up of subunits called?
nucleotides
What are the subunits of a protine?
The subunits of proteins are called amino acids. We use twenty of these amino acids to make all the proteins the body uses.
What are repeating subunits of DNA and RNA called?
Nucleotides are repeating subunits that make up DNA.
What are the subunits of macromolecules called?
Carbohydrates = monosaccharidesProteins = amino acidsLipids = triglycerideNucleic Acids = nucleotides
