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Proteins are long polymers of ______
Proteins are long polymers of ______
amino acids
The nucleic acids, DNA and RNA, are polymers of ______
The nucleic acids, DNA and RNA, are polymers of ______
nucleotides
The entire collection of small molecules in a given cell has been called that cell’s ______
The entire collection of small molecules in a given cell has been called that cell’s ______
metabolome
Living cells include very large molecules, such as proteins, nucleic acids, polysaccharides, and ______
Living cells include very large molecules, such as proteins, nucleic acids, polysaccharides, and ______
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The polysaccharides are polymers of simple sugars such as ______
The polysaccharides are polymers of simple sugars such as ______
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Macromolecules themselves may be further assembled into ______ complexes
Macromolecules themselves may be further assembled into ______ complexes
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Amino acids are compounds of carbon with a variety of ______ groups
Amino acids are compounds of carbon with a variety of ______ groups
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Nucleic acids are organized around carbon and can form bonds with oxygen and ______ atoms
Nucleic acids are organized around carbon and can form bonds with oxygen and ______ atoms
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Proteins are polyfunctional biomolecules containing different kinds of ______ groups
Proteins are polyfunctional biomolecules containing different kinds of ______ groups
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Membrane lipids have carbon skeletons forming linear chains, branched chains, and ______ structures
Membrane lipids have carbon skeletons forming linear chains, branched chains, and ______ structures
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Carbohydrates can be regarded as derivatives of hydrocarbons, with hydrogen atoms replaced by a variety of ______ groups
Carbohydrates can be regarded as derivatives of hydrocarbons, with hydrogen atoms replaced by a variety of ______ groups
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Functional groups confer specific chemical properties on biomolecules, such as hydroxyl groups in ______
Functional groups confer specific chemical properties on biomolecules, such as hydroxyl groups in ______
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Proteins and nucleic acids are informational macromolecules: each protein and each nucleic acid has a characteristic information-rich subunit sequence. Some oligosaccharides, with six or more different sugars connected in branched chains, also carry ______.
Proteins and nucleic acids are informational macromolecules: each protein and each nucleic acid has a characteristic information-rich subunit sequence. Some oligosaccharides, with six or more different sugars connected in branched chains, also carry ______.
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A carbon-containing compound commonly exists as stereoisomers, molecules with the same chemical bonds but different stereochemistry—that is, different ______.
A carbon-containing compound commonly exists as stereoisomers, molecules with the same chemical bonds but different stereochemistry—that is, different ______.
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Biological interactions between molecules are stereospecific: the “fit” in such interactions must be stereochemically ______.
Biological interactions between molecules are stereospecific: the “fit” in such interactions must be stereochemically ______.
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The three-dimensional structure of biomolecules is of the utmost importance in their biological interactions: reactant with enzyme, hormone with its receptor on a cell surface, antigen with its specific ______.
The three-dimensional structure of biomolecules is of the utmost importance in their biological interactions: reactant with enzyme, hormone with its receptor on a cell surface, antigen with its specific ______.
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The lipids, greasy or oily hydrocarbon derivatives, are part of the membrane ______.
The lipids, greasy or oily hydrocarbon derivatives, are part of the membrane ______.
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The synthetic reactions that occur within cells, like the synthetic processes in any factory, require the input of ______.
The synthetic reactions that occur within cells, like the synthetic processes in any factory, require the input of ______.
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