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| Description: Humans have more than one type of ras gene. One of them is designated rasH. This gene encodes a protein with 189 amino acids. Only a short portion of the polypeptide sequence is shown here. A change of the 12th amino acid, from a glycine to a valine, promotes cancer. Picture Stats: Views: 1569 Filesize: 52.48kB Height: 666 Width: 850 Source: https://biology-forums.com/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;id=480 Keywords: A missense mutation that converts the normal ras gene into an oncogene. |