Why are amino acids a wonderful example of the unity and diversity that can be found in life?
There are 20 different types of amino acids that are essential to human life and each have different functions and uses in your body. Each amino acid consists of the same central carbon atom bonded to four partners. Three of the central carbon’s partners are the same in all amino acids. The difference is the “side group” that attaches to the fourth bond of the central carbon. It is also called the “R-group” which is responsible for the particular chemical properties of each amino acid. Now the reason why amino acids are great examples of unity and diversity is because amino acids create everything. Now everybody and everything needs and has the 20 essential amino acids creating unity among all living things. The reason why it makes all life forms diverse is the way the amino acids are arranged to make up something. For example a lizard might contain amino acid number 123456 in that exact order but on the other hand bacteria might contain 312456 in that order. Now they use the same amin
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