Answer to Question #297842 in Genetics for Amir

Question

One of the glucagon chains has the following order of amino acids: threonine-serine-

asparagine- tyrosine-serine-lysine-tyrosine You shall identify the structure of DNA site coding this part

of glucagon chain.

Answer 1

An amino acid is an organic molecule that is made up of a basic amino group (−NH2), an acidic carboxyl group (−COOH), and an organic R group (or side chain) that is unique to each amino acid. The term amino acid is short for α-amino [alpha-amino] carboxylic acid.