Biology
Biology
4th Edition
ISBN: 9781259188121
Author: Peter Stiling, Robert Brooker, Linda Graham, Eric Widmaier
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 23.3, Problem 1CC
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To determine: The difference in the number of amino acid residues between rhesus and green monkeys, Congo puffer fish and European flounder, and rhesus monkey and Congo puffer fish.

Introduction: The proteins are made of amino acids. The amino acids are of 20 types that combine in a varied manner to form proteins. The amino acids join together by peptide bonds. Proteins act as major substrates and reactants for the metabolic pathways. All the enzymes in the body that are crucial for the biochemical reactions are proteins

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To determine: The evolutionary relationship depicted by different amino acid residues among different animal species.

Introduction: The amino acid composition can depict the evolutionary changes in the protein composition and its structure for a number of species. The protein with amnio and composition that has been the same throughout the evolution are called conserved sequences.

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