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Proteins are made of more simple molecules called amino acids.

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Las proteínas están hechas de moléculas más simples llamadas aminoácidos.

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The average human protein is formed from hundreds of amino acides connected to each other.

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La proteína humana promedio está formada de cientos de aminoácidos unidos entre si.

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That is why protein is a very important part of the diet.

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Por eso la proteína es una parte muy importante de la dieta.

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Your body breaks the protein down into amino acids.

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Tu cuerpo descompone la proteína en aminoácidos.

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So that, assuming that you have a good food supply, your cells are swimming among amino acides.

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Así que, asumiendo que tienes una buena alimentación, tus células están nadando entre aminoácidos.

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Some structures called ribosomes take charge of connecting them into proteins.

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Unas estructuras llamadas ribosomas se encargan de unirlos en proteínas.

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They only need to follow some instructions.

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Solamente necesitan seguir algunas instrucciones.

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The recipes for the protein are encoded in a unique structure (found in) of DNA.

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Estas recetas de la proteína son codificadas en una estructura única del ADN.

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DNA is like a spiral staircase and each step is made of a pair of molecules called bases.

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ADN es como una escalera de caracol y cada escalón está hecho de un par de moléculas llamadas bases.

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Each group of three bases translates into a specific amino acid.

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Cada conjunto de tres bases se traduce en un aminoácido específico.

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These triple bases are called codons.

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Estas bases triples se llaman codones.

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Hundreds of thousands of consecutive codons form a gen, the recipe for a complete protein.

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Cientos de miles de codones consecutivos forman un gen, la receta para una proteína completa.

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