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The ''amino acid composition'' of a protein refers to the percentages of each amino acid in the sequence of that protein. The percentage, sometimes called the Mole percentage, is calculated as the number of a given amino acid divided by the | The ''amino acid composition'' of a protein refers to the percentages of each amino acid in the sequence of that protein. The percentage, sometimes called the Mole percentage, is calculated as the number of a given amino acid divided by the total number of amino acids in the protein chain or molecule. | ||
The strongest predictor of amino acid composition is the GC-content of the organism's genome. | The strongest predictor of amino acid composition is the GC-content of the organism's genome<ref name="tekala-genomes">PMID: 12384285</ref>. | ||
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