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Can you name the triple-letter abbreviation of each of the 20 essential amino acids?
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Amino Acid
Abbreviation
Alanine
Arginine
Asparagine
Aspartic Acid
Cysteine
Glutamic Acid
Glutamine
Glycine
Histidine
Isoleucine
Amino Acid
Abbreviation
Leucine
Lysine
Methionine
Phenylalanine
Proline
Serine
Threonine
Tryptophan
Tyrosine
Valine
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Amino Acid Abbreviations (3-letter) Quiz
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Published
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slamb
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May 20th, 2011 at 11:31 GMT
1 point
16/20 are just the first three letters. (80%)
Game published: Jul 1st, 2011 at 19:03 GMT
cthulhu
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Jul 2nd, 2011 at 04:46 GMT
3 points
@slamb: This is why you only get one minute to do it. If you don't know them by heart, you get tripped up.
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