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1
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What happens in Eukaryotes after translation?

A

Proteins often need to be altered before they can become fully functional.
This is called post-translational modification.

2
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What are modifications carried out by?

A

Other enzymes and they include chain cutting, adding methyl or phosphate groups to amino acids, adding sugars or lipids.

3
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Adding sugars to proteins makes…

A

Glycoprotein.

4
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Adding lipids to proteins makes…

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Lipoprotein.