Learning Objectives for "Polypeptides and Proteins" Section

After completing this section you should be able to perform the following objectives.

1. Define or describe the following:

a. amino acid
b. "R" group
c. peptide bond
d. peptide
e. polypeptide
f. primary protein structure
g. secondary protein structure
h. tertiary protein structure
i. quaternary protein structure
j. gene

2. Describe how the primary structure of a protein or polypeptide ultimately detemines its final three-dimensional shape.

3. Describe how the order of nucleotide bases in DNA ultimately determines the final three-dimensional shape of a protein or polypeptide.

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