How Does Your Body Know Which Proteins to Make and in What

question 97

Multiple Choice

How does your body know which proteins to make and in what order to place the amino acids when the proteins are synthesized?

• A) The body does not make proteins; they are consumed in the diet.
• B) There are special proteins in which this information is encoded.
• C) Our DNA acts as a blueprint for proteins.
• D) Our brain does this subconsciously.
• E) The answer is not known to science.

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