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Chemistry of Life

Chemistry of Life Vocab

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sugar formed when glucose bonds to fructose sucrose
units of heredity genes
three carbon alcohol that is important component of lipids glycerol
bond formed by polar molecules attraction hydrogen bond
the very large organic molecules found in living tissue macromolecules
sum of the protons and neutrons in an atom mass number
simplest form of carbohydrates monosaccharide
subunits of the nucleic acids nucleotides
phosphorous containing lipids of the cell membrane phospholipids
name of proteins based on the type of bonds found in the protein polypeptide
protein structure is determined by the number of kinds of functions and is composed of carbon primary structure
organic compound has the most different kinds of functions and is composed of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen proteins
process by which DNA molecule can make an exact copy of itself replication
lipid component with only carbon to carbon single bonds in its hydrocarbon chain saturated fatty acid
storage polysaccharide found in plants starch
protein structure is determined by the interaction of variable groups within the polypeptide chain tertiary structure
process by which a messenger RNA and transfer RNA form a protein translation
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