What is the advantage of using an amino acid- versus a nucleotide-similarity search when identifying related genes? The slower rate of change in nucleotide sequence leads to greater DNA sequence conservation compared to the amino acid sequence. The similar rate of change in protein and nucleotide sequences means that they are both equally useful for identifying related genes. The slower rate of change in amino acid sequence leads to greater protein sequence conservation compared to the nucleotide sequence.
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