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1
Q

Name the ONE letter abbreviation for…

Glycine

A

G

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2
Q

Name the ONE letter abbreviation for…

Alanine

A

A

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3
Q

Name the ONE letter abbreviation for…

Proline

A

P

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4
Q

Name the ONE letter abbreviation for…

Valanine

A

V

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5
Q

Name the ONE letter abbreviation for…

Leucine

A

L

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6
Q

Name the ONE letter abbreviation for…

Isoleucine

A

I

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7
Q

Name the ONE letter abbreviation for…

Methionine

A

M

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8
Q

Name the ONE letter abbreviation for…

Tryptophan

A

W

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9
Q

Name the ONE letter abbreviation for…

Phenylalanine

A

F

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10
Q

Name the ONE letter abbreviation for…

Serine

A

S

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11
Q

Name the ONE letter abbreviation for…

Threonine

A

T

Think about three (3) which also starts with “T”

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12
Q

Name the ONE letter abbreviation for…

Tyrosine

A

Y

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13
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Name the ONE letter abbreviation for…

Asparagine

A

N

Most people say “No” to asparagus

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14
Q

Name the ONE letter abbreviation for…

Glutamine

A

Q

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15
Q

Name the ONE letter abbreviation for…

Lysine

A

K

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15
Q

Name the ONE letter abbreviation for…

Cysteine

A

C

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15
Q

Name the ONE letter abbreviation for…

Histidine

15
Q

Name the ONE letter abbreviation for…

Arganine

A

R

A pirate says “Arg” which can also be “R”

15
Q

Name the ONE letter abbreviation for…

Aspartate
(aspartic acid)

A

D

D before E

15
Q

Name the ONE letter abbreviation for…

Glutamate
(glutamic acid)

A

E

E after D

15
Q

Name the THREE letter abbreviation for…

Proline

16
Q

Name the THREE letter abbreviation for…

Glycine

16
Q

Name the THREE letter abbreviation for…

Alanine

17
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Name the THREE letter abbreviation for…

Valine

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# Name the THREE letter abbreviation for... Leucine
Leu
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# Name the THREE letter abbreviation for... Isoleucine
Ile (ile) | Think of the beginning of Leucine but with an "I" in front
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# Name the THREE letter abbreviation for... Methionine
Met
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# Name the THREE letter abbreviation for... Tryptophan
Trp | The first 4 letters minus the "y"
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# Name the THREE letter abbreviation for... Pheylalanine
Phe
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# Name the THREE letter abbreviation for... Serine
Ser
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# Name the THREE letter abbreviation for... Threonine
Thr
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# Name the THREE letter abbreviation for... Tyrosine
Tyr
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# Name the THREE letter abbreviation for... Asparagine
Asn | This one seems a bit tricky, but just drop the "P"
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# Name the THREE letter abbreviation for... Glutamine
Gln
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# Name the THREE letter abbreviation for... Cysteine
Cys
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# Name the THREE letter abbreviation for... Lysine
Lys
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# Name the THREE letter abbreviation for... Arginine
Arg
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# Name the THREE letter abbreviation for... Histidine
His
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# Name the THREE letter abbreviation for... Aspartate (aspartic acid)
Asp
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# Name the THREE letter abbreviation for... Glutamate (glutamic acid)
Glu

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