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A functional group that is acidic and part of the amino acid backbone: ____________

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1 answer:

Vikentia [17]3 years ago

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The amino acid backbone is common/ primary to all amino acids and the R-group is what makes each amino acid unique. The alpha-carbon is central and is connected to the amino group (NH3+), Carboxylic acid group (COOH), Hydrogen (H) which form the backbone and the R-group which differs in each amino acid.

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