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The following is a partial protein with 6 amino acids missing. Supply six DIFFERENT amino acids. Choose them such that the amino acids across from each other show tertiary structure interaction. Label the type of interaction (H-bonding, hydrophobic, ion-ion, etc). Please see attachment.

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The solution illustrates the formation of tertiary structures by adding in amino acids. The different types of interactions between the amino acids are also labelled (H-bonding, hydrophobic interaction, and ion-ion interaction).

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