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Science Bowl Question

📅 NSB Round Robin 2018🎓 HS🔄 Round 16#️⃣ Question 11❓ Toss-Up📝 Multiple Choice

De novo phasing is a technique that structural biologists at SLAC use to gather information about a new protein's 3D shape. This technique involves the replacement of a single atom inside the protein with a traditionally non-proteinogenic atom with similar chemical behavior. In one example, the researchers replaced a sulfur atom with what?

W) Nitrogen
X) Selenium
Y) Phosphorus
Z) Arsenic
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