What biological rationale can explain why there are so few variants observed at position 65 of the heme distal ligand and position 94 of the heme proximal ligand of myoglobin? Why does the number of variants differ between the two sites?

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What biological rationale can explain why there are so few variants observed at position 65 of the heme distal ligand and position 94 of the heme proximal ligand of myoglobin? Why does the number of variants differ between the two sites?

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