AP Biology › Understanding Amino Acids
What is a similarity between all amino acids in the body?
There are 3 types of RNA. Which type is is responsible for binding to amino acids and bringing them to the ribosome during translation?
What special bond is formed when two cysteine residues come together in a protein?
An amino acid typically contains which of the following functional groups?
Point mutations can have different effects on translation. When a point mutation changes a codon, but it does not change which amino acid is inserted into a protein, it is referred to as a __________ mutation.
A point mutation during translation would most likely incorporate which of the following amino acids?
Proteins are polymers of __________.
What type of bonds are used to link amino acids into a chain?
Which of the following is not one of the four basic components of an amino acid?
Which of the following choices best characterizes the primary components of an amino acid?