Molecular Biology of the Cell 6th Edition

Published by Garland Science
ISBN 10: 0815344325
ISBN 13: 978-0-81534-432-2

Chapter 3 - End-of-Chapter - Problems - Page 170: 3-9

Answer

Sequence conservation is mainly seen in functional domains. Mutations in a functional domain would result in an inactivated protein. Searching for a close relative using conserved sequences would be effective.

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Sequence conservation is mainly seen in functional domains. Mutations in a functional domain would result in an inactivated protein. Searching for a close relative using conserved sequences would be effective.
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