Biology: Life on Earth
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Author: Gerald Audesirk, Teresa Audesirk, Bruce E. Byers
Publisher: Benjamin Cummings
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Proteins are synthesized by a reaction called_________ synthesis, which releases_________. Subunits of proteins are called__________. The sequence of protein subunits is called the_______ structure of the protein. Two regular configurations of secondary protein structure are________ and_________. Which of these secondary structures is characteristic of infectious prion proteins?________ When a protein's secondary or higher-order structure is destroyed, the protein is said to be________. LO5 LO6
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