A Small Region of a Protein from Three Species Is

question 5

Multiple Choice

A small region of a protein from three species is sequenced and found to be as follows: Species X is alanine, glycine, glycine, threonine, alanine.
Species Y is alanine, glycine, threonine, alanine.
Species Z is alanine, valine, glycine, threonine, alanine.
The difference in the amino acid sequence of species Y is most likely due to a(n) ____.​

• A)​inversion
• B)​deletion
• C)​gene duplication
• D)​translocation
• E)​addition

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Definitions:

Marginal Cost Curve

A graphical representation that shows how the marginal cost of producing one more unit varies with the level of production.

TC Curve

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An agreement among firms in a market to set prices or output levels to avoid competition, often considered illegal.

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