A cellular structure is composed of 20 proteins that have identical structures. How many gene products are required to form this structure?

I am not certain of what you mean by "gene Products". One nucleotide sequence could encode that single protein.

To determine the number of gene products required to form a cellular structure composed of 20 identical proteins, we need to understand the relationship between genes and proteins.

A gene is a specific DNA sequence that provides the instructions for creating a particular protein. Genes are transcribed into a molecule called messenger RNA (mRNA), and then translated by ribosomes into proteins.

In this case, since all 20 proteins have identical structures, it means that they are generated from the same gene. Therefore, only a single gene product is required to form this cellular structure.

So, to answer the question, only one gene product is needed to form this cellular structure composed of 20 identical proteins.