Smaller Piece Making Up Bigger Pieces...
a: Polypeptide ~
b: a strand of yarn
What: "One way to think of this relationship is that a polypeptide is like a strand of yarn with no discernible shape. A protein is like a sweater--the polypeptide yarns are woven together in a specific way, thus gaining shape and function in the creation of the sweater."
Useful?
Writer: Not Stated
LCC:
Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: May 13 2013 6:58 PM
# 3171 Critique Analogy