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How many distinct tripeptides can be made from the two amino acids leucine and histidine?

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The right answer is 8 (2^3)

to solve these kind of question, you should use this equation:

solution = number of kinds of elements (aminoacids) ^ the lenght of the sequence (polypeptide).

If they are not numerous you can write those possibilities: (K for lysine and H for histidine).

1. KKK

2. KKH

3. KHK

4. KHH

5. HKK

6. HKH

7. HHK

8. HHH

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