Amino Acids have a basic structure of three components, an amino group made of âH2N, a carboxyl group âCOOH and the last group is called the R-group or variable group which is composed of Carbon, Hydrogen and Oxygen. The arrangement of the C,H and O in this group determines the name of the amino acid.
: a person born, raised, or living in Puerto Rico. : a person whose family is descended from the island of Puerto Rico. : any item deriving it's origin from the island of Puerto Rico. : any item relating to the people of Puerto Rico/Puerto Ricans.
Puerto Ricans commonly refer to themselves as boricuas. The majority of Puerto Ricans regard themselves as being of mixed Spanish-European descent. Recent DNA sample studies have concluded that the three largest components of the Puerto Rican genetic profile are in fact indigenous Taino, TaÃ­no, european And . africanuerto Rico is a multi-ethnic nation, home to people of different ethnic and national backgrounds. As a result, some Puerto Ricans do not treat their nationality as an ethnicity but as a citizenship with various ethnicities and national origins comprising the Puerto Rican people.