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Non-coding RNA.The sequence of Messenger RNA codes for a protein so is not functional RNA. However some RNA has catalytic function, such as ribosomal RNA, doesn't code for proteins so is functional RNA. T...

"Degenerate" refers to redundancy in the genetic code. Amino acids, the building blocks of proteins, are encoded by codons of three nucleotide bases. Some amino acids are encoded by more than on...

1. Break down involves a single reaction (speed)
2. Energy is released in small, manageable amounts.
3. Soluble

In the light-dependent reactions, a photon of light hits an electron located in the thylakoid membrane of the chloroplast in photosystem II. This causes the electron to gain energy and jump to a higher en...

In muscle, myosin protein has 'heads' that act as cross-bridges as they bind to actin, another protein. When ATP binds to myosin, its head detaches from actin, swings forward and rebinds. Rebinding releas...