Amino acids are all, finally, just atoms in special arrangements.

 

(Excuse the old-fashioned model!)

 

But which atoms, and how are they arranged?

See constructing amino acids in animation.

Build an amino acid slowly.

See how amino acids are joined together together in peptide bonds.

What happens if the DNA factory doesn't give the right information for the order of the amino acids?

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