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A sequence of amino acids may end in either an amino group (—NH2) or a carboxyl group (—COOH). What is the theoretical number of chemically different dipeptides that may be assembled from 20 different amino acids?(a) 40(b) 80(c) 160(d) 400

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Answer is : (d) 400

A dipeptide is made up of 2 amino acids which may be same or different. The total possible number of different dipeptides that may be assembled from 20 different amino acids will thus be

20n = 202 = 20 x 20 = 400



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