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Briefly explain how specific protein molecules change over many years resulting in evolution.

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Protein evolution is inescapably tied to changes and selection of DNA polymorphisms and mutations because protein sequences change in response to alterations in the DNA sequence.

Amino acid sequences and nucleic acid sequences do not mutate at the same rate.

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Protein evolution is inescapably tied to changes and selection of DNA polymorphisms and mutations because protein sequences change in response to alterations in the DNA sequence. Amino acid sequences and nucleic acid sequences do not mutate at the same rate.

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