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Chapter 47, Problem 2ITD
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The comparison of two given cultures for their copies of AMY-1 genes.
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The AMY-1 is an alpha-amylase-1 gene. It is encoded in humans as AMY-1 gene. It is found in human saliva as salivary amylase, which breaks down starch. As per its encoding, people who have more copies of it generally make more of the enzyme, but the average number of AMY-1 copies differs among different cultural groups.
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