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Molecular Basis Of Inheritance

Question
CBSEENBI12047169

Most simple amino acid is

  • lysine

  • glycine

  • aspartic acid 

  • nucleic acid

Solution

B.

glycine

Glycine is the amino acid that has a single hydrogen atom as its side chain. It is the simplest possible amino acid. The chemical formula of glycine is NH2‐CH2‐COOH. Glycine is one of the proteinogenic amino acids, and is notable as the only one that is achiral.