Here is what radioactive decay is:
<span>Radioactive decay is the spontaneous breakdown
of an atomic nucleus resulting in the release of energy and matter from
the nucleus. Remember that a radioisotope has unstable nuclei that does
not have enough binding energy to hold the nucleus together.</span>
Answer:
A mutation is a heritable change in the genetic material of an individual. The change can be large or small. Large changes involve the loss, addition, duplication, or rearrangement of whole chromosomes or chromosome segments. Mutations can affect an organism by changing its physical characteristics (or phenotype) or it can impact the way DNA codes the genetic information (genotype). When mutations occur they can cause termination (death) of an organism or they can be partially lethal.
Explanation:
The peptide given above is made up of the following amino acids: glycine [G], leucine [L], valine [V], isoleucine [I] and tryptophan [W]. These amino acids are joined together by amide bond to form peptide. Peptides usually have two terminals, the N terminal and the C terminal. For GLVIW, the C terminal end amino acid is tryptophan, that is the last amino acid on the peptide chain. The N terminal amino acid is glycine, that is, the first amino acid on the peptide chain.
