Definition of Amino acid

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Amino acid

The term 'Amino acid' as it applies to the area of gnome research can be defined as 'Any of a class of 20 molecules that are combined to form proteins in living things. The sequence of amino acids in a protein and hence protein function are determined by the genetic code'.

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