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In the leucine-zipper motif, leucine occurs after every ____ amino acids.(a) 2(b) 4(c) 6(d) 8I had been asked this question in an interview for internship.Enquiry is from Gene Expression Control topic in section Control of Gene Expression of Cell Biology

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The correct answer is (C) 6

The EXPLANATION is: In the leucine-zipper motif, the leucines OCCUR every SEVENTH amino acid along the length of alpha-helix. The alpha-helix is the PART of the DNA-binding domain that fits into the major groove of DNA.



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