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Multiple Choice
How many different amino acids are commonly found in proteins?
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Understand that amino acids are the building blocks of proteins, and there are a specific number of them that are commonly found in proteins.
Recall that the standard set of amino acids that are encoded by the universal genetic code is what is typically referred to when discussing amino acids in proteins.
Recognize that while there are more than 20 amino acids in nature, only 20 are commonly found in proteins and are encoded by the genetic code.
Consider that these 20 amino acids are known as the 'standard' or 'canonical' amino acids.
Note that the options provided include numbers that are close to 20, but the correct answer is the number of standard amino acids, which is 20.