Common Structural Features

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Peptide bonds are a single chain of amino acids.

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The differences between amino acids result from the differences in the size and nature of the R groups.

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 For the following scores,

  a. Compute the Pearson correlation.   X Y SP =   3 12 SSy=   6 7 SSx =   3 9 r =   5 7   3 10      

b. With a small sample, a single point can have large effect on the magnitude of the correlation. Change the score X = 5 to X = 0 and compute the Pearson Correlation.

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The subunits of different potassium channels have common structural features that bestow selectivity for K+ ions. ______________ is one such structural feature.

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All amino acids have a central _________ atom.