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Continuity of life on Earth — Question 19

QCAA 2020, Paper 1 · 1 mark

Q19 · 2020 · Paper 1Unclassified1 mark

QUESTION 19

The table of data shows a comparison of amino acids sequences in the same section of haemoglobin molecules from a number of different species. From the given information, which of the following species’s haemoglobin protein is most similar to human haemoglobin protein?

Species

Sequence of amino acids

Human

Lys

Glu

His

Ile

Val

Glu

Phe

Lys

(A)

Lys

Glu

His

Lys

Val

Met

Phe

Lys

(B)

Lys

Glu

Lys

Ile

Val

Glu

Phe

Lys

(C)

Lys

Asp

His

Leu

Val

Met

Phe

Lys

(D)

Lys

Val

His

Asn

Val

Glu

Phe

Lys

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