Biology A-Level
amino acid sequences
What amino acid sequences means in Biology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of amino acid sequences
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Comparing the amino acid sequence of the proteins encoded by DNA and mRNA also reveals diversity.
Topics that use amino acid sequences
- Investigating diversity (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- direct DNA investigation
- inference from phenotype
- limits of a sample
- relatedness
- mRNA sequences
- polygenic characteristics
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