Biochemistry & Polymer Chemistry

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The number of monomer units in an average polymer chain.

The loss of a protein's native three-dimensional structure without breaking its peptide bonds.

A carbohydrate formed when two monosaccharide units join through a glycosidic bond.

The double-stranded nucleic acid that carries the hereditary information of almost all living organisms.

The structure of DNA, in which two antiparallel polynucleotide strands wind around a common axis.