Variations on a Theme of Al

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These two workers are produced by two of the alleles for the alcohol dehydrogenase Instruction. The one on the left is Al (alcohol dehydrogenase I beta-1) and the one on the right is beta-3. The single different link between them (shown in yellow in the pictures) slightly changes the way they hold on to NAD (light blue). This small difference makes beta-3 much faster Al at converting ethyl alcohol into acetaldehyde, allowing people who have that allele to drink more alcohol before getting drunk.

Part One: Reading the Book

Part Two: Copying the Book

Part Three: Improving the Book

Appendix D: Al's Home Page

Al's Home Page

A Pair of Als

Al's Tools

Al's Work

The Visible Al

Al's Sidechains

Variations on a Theme of Al

Al and a Distant Relative

Al and Other Workers

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