Which of the Following is an Example of a Conservative

Question

Which of the following is an example of a conservative amino acid change?
A) glycine to tryptophan
B) aspartate to glutamine
C) alanine to leucine
D) serine to lysine
E) glutamine to asparagine

Accepted Answer

A conservative amino acid change refers to a substitution where the new amino acid has similar properties to the original, such as size, charge, or polarity. Glutamine to asparagine is a conservative change because both are polar, uncharged amino acids with similar structures.