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Ch. 21 - Genomes and Their Evolution
Campbell - Campbell Biology 11th Edition
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Capitolo 21, Problema 4e

Use a highlighter to color any amino acid that varies among the species. (Color that amino acid in all sequences.)
d. In the M sequence, circle the amino acid(s) that differ from the C, G, R sequences, and draw a square around those that differ from the H sequence.

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Identify the amino acid sequences for each species: Human, Mouse, Chimpanzee, Frog, and Fish.
Compare each position across all species to find amino acids that vary. Highlight these positions in all sequences.
For the M sequence (Mouse), compare each amino acid with the C (Chimpanzee), G (Frog), and R (Fish) sequences.
Circle the amino acids in the Mouse sequence that differ from the Chimpanzee, Frog, and Fish sequences.
Draw a square around the amino acids in the Mouse sequence that differ from the Human sequence.

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Use a highlighter to color any amino acid that varies among the species. (Color that amino acid in all sequences.)

e. Primates and rodents diverged between 60 and 100 million years ago, and chimpanzees and humans about 6 million years ago. Compare the amino acid differences between the mouse and the C, G, R species with those between the human and the C, G, R species. What can you conclude?

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Use a highlighter to color any amino acid that varies among the species. (Color that amino acid in all sequences.)

c. The O sequence differs from the C, G, R sequences at one amino acid (having V instead of A) and from the H sequence at three amino acids. Identify the O sequence.

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Use a highlighter to color any amino acid that varies among the species. (Color that amino acid in all sequences.)

a. The C, G, R sequences are identical. Identify which lines correspond to those sequences.


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Use a highlighter to color any amino acid that varies among the species. (Color that amino acid in all sequences.)

b. The H sequence differs from that of the C, G, R species at two amino acids. Underline the two differences in the H sequence.

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