What causes variation in protein structure?

Subject: What causes variation in protein structure?

Date: Thu Dec 2 21:17:59 2004
Posted by J.P.
Grade level: undergrad School: Queen's University
City: Kingston State/Province: ON Country: Canada
Area of science: Biochemistry
ID: 1102043879.Bc

Message:


What are the "mechanisms" by which variations in protein structure could 
arise? During genetic replication?(trancription, translation?)
Could variations in their structure also arise over evolutionary time? 
(Isoforms, alleles, gene families?)

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