isozyme
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- A genetic variant of an enzyme. Isozymes for a given enzyme share the same function, but may differ in level of activity, as a result of minor differences in their amino acid sequence. Electrophoretic separation of isozymes has been used to distinguish between individuals and varieties.
UN Food and Agriculture Organization - Cite This Source - This Definition - affinity tag, Amino acid, co-linearity, conserved sequence, Domain, essential amino acid, homology, motif, sequence divergence