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Figure 5.20 Exploring Levels of Protein Structure 84 Sickle - Cell Disease : A Simple Change in Primary Structure Even a slight change in primary structure can affect a protein's conformation and ability to function .
Figure 5.20 Exploring Levels of Protein Structure 84 Sickle - Cell Disease : A Simple Change in Primary Structure Even a slight change in primary structure can affect a protein's conformation and ability to function .
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Normal red blood cells are disk - shaped , but in sickle - cell disease , the abnormal hemoglobin molecules tend to crystallize , deforming some of the cells into a sickle shape ( Figure 5.21 ) . The life of someone with the disease is ...
Normal red blood cells are disk - shaped , but in sickle - cell disease , the abnormal hemoglobin molecules tend to crystallize , deforming some of the cells into a sickle shape ( Figure 5.21 ) . The life of someone with the disease is ...
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When a cell reproduces itself by dividing , its DNA molecules are copied and passed along from one generation of cells to the next . Encoded in the structure of DNA is the information that programs all the cell's activities .
When a cell reproduces itself by dividing , its DNA molecules are copied and passed along from one generation of cells to the next . Encoded in the structure of DNA is the information that programs all the cell's activities .
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