During the process of protein synthesis for the normal and mutated prion, special bonds known as peptide bonds form a polypeptide chain. ... The helical structure of a polypeptide results from hydrogen bonds between elements of peptide bonds that are distributed along the backbone of the chain. ... They are stabilized by hydrogen bonds between the elements of the peptide linkage. ... The intermolecular interactions are a result of hydrogen, ionic and covalent interactions. ...

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Important Facts the smallest unit of life is the cell instructions for development are contained in DNA collectively, all of the chemical processes in a cell are called metabolism producers often obtain energy from the sun homeostasis refers to the ability to maintain a constant internal environment cells in domains archaea and eubacteria lack nucleii plants are multicellular producers an educated guess might be called a hypothesis science is based on evidence philosophy is not a step in the scientific method an atom is the smallest unit of substance that retains the properties of the subst...

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