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What are three nucleotides that specify a single amino acid to be added to a polypeptide?

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What contains information to produce a single polypeptide?

Messenger RNA (mRNA) contains the information needed to produce a single polypeptide during translation. The sequence of nucleotides in the mRNA molecule is translated by ribosomes to determine the order of amino acids in the polypeptide chain. This process occurs in the cytoplasm of the cell.


Do all proteins consist of one or more polypeptide chains?

Yes, all proteins are composed of one or more polypeptide chains, which are formed from amino acids. Proteins can be made up of a single polypeptide chain or multiple chains that interact with each other to form a functional protein molecule.


How many haem molecules are attached to a polypeptide chain?

Typically, a single polypeptide chain in a hemoglobin molecule can bind to 4 heme molecules. Each heme molecule contains an iron atom that can bind to an oxygen molecule for transport in the bloodstream.


What the primary structure of myoglobin?

The primary structure of myoglobin is a linear sequence of amino acids linked together by peptide bonds. It consists of a single polypeptide chain with a specific sequence of amino acids that determines its overall structure and function.


A protein folded into a globular shape in having only one polypeptide chain has what structure?

The protein would have a tertiary structure. This structure results from the unique folding of the single polypeptide chain into a 3D shape, giving the protein its functional conformation.


How many polypeptide chains are in a protein?

There is one polypeptide chain in a single protein chain. Polypeptides refer to short protein chains - for example insulin is a 53 amino acid protein and is considered a large polypeptide. Complex multi-component [strand] protein coalescences exist - each uniquely identified component protein strand is called - of course - a subunit: two subunits is called a dimer, three subunits is called a trimer, four is a tetramer etc. A Protein is a string of Pearls {Amino Acids} of which [out of the quadrillion possible] there are ONLY Twenty Biologically Active Types ( with two, sometimes three, more reserved for special occasions ). A common example of a biological multi-strand protein grouping is: 4 strands will combine thusly - 2 strands of one type and 2 strands of another type.


Simple proteins are composed of only what?

Simple proteins are composed of only amino acids. These proteins are also called monomeric proteins because they consist of a single polypeptide chain. The sequence of amino acids determines the structure and function of the protein.


What is usually the largest single account in the overall balance of payments?

The largest single account in the overall balance of payments is, for most countries, the current account.


What is the name of a chain of amino acids?

A proteinAnswerMore correctly, a chain of amino acids is called a polypeptide. A protein may be a single polypeptide or many polypeptides wound up together and associated with themselves and with one another through secondary, tertiary and quaternary structures.


What r two basic steps of polypeptide synthesis?

The two basic steps of polypeptide synthesis are transcription and translation. Transcription occurs in the nucleus where the DNA sequence is copied into mRNA, and translation occurs in the cytoplasm where the mRNA is used as a template to assemble amino acids into a polypeptide chain.


What is the one gene-one polypeptide hypothesis?

The one gene-one polypeptide hypothesis is an idea in an attempt to fix the one gene-one protein hypothesis (previously one gene-one enzyme hypothesis) after scientists realized that proteins can be made up by more than one polypeptide chain and that each polypeptide chain is specified by its own gene. An example would be a protein like hemoglobin, the oxygen transporting protein of vertebrate blood cells. Hemoglobin is made up of two kinds of polypeptides. Because of the two polypeptide chains, hemoglobin is made up of two genes. While this hypothesis was an improvement, it wasn't entirely true. While the example is true, the fact of the matter is, eukaryotes are much more complex than 1940s (around the time that Tatum and Beadle first came up with the one gene-one enzyme hypothesis ) technology allowed for scientists to understand. There is a step in RNA processing or post-transcriptional modification where parts of the transcribed gene is cut out (the cut out part is called the intron). Because of this mechanism, it is possible for a single gene to create more than 1 polypeptide.