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Transcribed Image Text:Hair is comprised largely of keratin, a fibrous protein consisting of two α-helices wrapped around each other in a left-handed coiled-coil. The diagram below compares a partial alignment of the amino acid sequences of a form of human keratin and of ovine keratin. For each pair of dissimilar aligned amino acids, (i) indicate if a side chain is associated with a discrete charge by writing ⊕ or ⊖ (at pH 7) adjacent to the letter; and (ii) indicate whether each amino acid is polar (p) or apolar (a) in the case of aligned, electrostatically-neutral, side chains. In the diagram, 219 and 158 designate sequence positions of the first aligned residue in each polypeptide strand.
Diagram:
- **Human Sequence (5 to 219):**
```
FEQYINNLRRQLDSIVGERGRLDSSELRNMQDLVEDFKNKYEDENKRTTAE
```
- **Ovine Sequence (7c to 158):**
```
FEGYIETLRREAECVEADSGRLSSSELNHVQEVLEGYKKYKYEQEVALRATAE
```
This alignment compares specific sequences of human and ovine keratin, focusing on differences in amino acids and their properties.
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