Biological Science (7th Edition)
7th Edition
ISBN: 9780134678320
Author: Scott Freeman, Kim Quillin, Lizabeth Allison, Michael Black, Greg Podgorski, Emily Taylor, Jeff Carmichael
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 3, Problem 5TYU
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Considering a cell put to use 10 or 20 amino acids into peptides that are five residues long, determine the effect on protein diversity.
Introduction:
Proteins are
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