Definitions Flashcards
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DNA
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Nucleus acid that contains the genetic instructions used in development and functioning of all known living organisms with the exception of some viruses
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Protein
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Organic compounds made of amino acids arranged in a linear chain and folded into a globular form
3
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Protein folding
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Physical process by which polypeptides fold into its characteristic and functional three dimensional structure from a random coil
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Biomaterials
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Materials existing in biological systems or generated synthetically in order to interact with biological systems
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Central dogma
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The idea that genetic information flows from DNA sequence to RNA sequence to protein sequence