(1) ENGLAND
(2) CUBA
(3) SINGAPORE
(4) HUNGARY
(5) CROATIA
(6) MALAYSIA
(?) ISRAEL
P.S It's not 7!
Options :
- 3
- 5
- 2
- 4
- 10
Hint 1
Glycine is the only amino acid which is _________.
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$\begingroup$ Any hint for this ? $\endgroup$– ArulkumarJun 30, 2017 at 6:24
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$\begingroup$ @Arulkumar hint is in the title!! Also if you can provide an answer then i can give more hints!! $\endgroup$– starkgurlJun 30, 2017 at 6:36
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$\begingroup$ Any more hints? Seems like people here are stumped. Well, at least, me. $\endgroup$– William NathanaelJul 3, 2017 at 14:18
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$\begingroup$ @WilliamNathanael alright i will make some changes and make it easier :( $\endgroup$– starkgurlJul 3, 2017 at 14:41
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I think it's
2
because
It's the count of horizontally symmetric letters (A, H, I, M, O, T, U, V, W, X, Y) in the name.
And the hint
Glycine is achiral (symmetric).
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$\begingroup$ Haha yeah!! you got that right!! I guess the hint made it too easy! But well done !! $\endgroup$ Jul 4, 2017 at 1:27
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1$\begingroup$ Just curious, what was the original answer? Originally, the (2) clue was MALAYSIA, which does not fit with this solution. $\endgroup$– EricJul 4, 2017 at 6:38
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This is a long shot, but I think it's
5
Because:
Israel is in an odd (5) position.
Also:
Glycine has been found in outer space, but Alanine has not. If we replace Croatia with Israel, we get a pattern of two countries that have had citizens in space, then one who has not.
And lastly:
Keeping with the Alanine/Glycine theme from the hint, you can synthesize with the names. enGland mAlaysia sinGapore = GAG; hunGary isrAel venezuelA = GAA, both being the codons for Glutamic Acid.
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$\begingroup$ haha no!! but well tried!!! I'll give you a hint hint! Glycine is the only amino acid without a chiral carbon (alpha) atom ;))) $\endgroup$ Jul 1, 2017 at 3:31