You have curly hair and your brother has straight hair. Describe how the protein

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You have curly hair and your brother has straight hair. Describe how the protein

You have curly hair and your brother has straight hair. Describe how the proteins of your curly hair are different from the proteins of his straight hair.

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The keratin proteins in your curly hair have disulfide bonds in certain locations that cause the keratin to have bends or curls. The disulfide bonds in your brother's straight hair are in locations that don't cause bends in the keratin, so there are no curls.

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Thank you, kind sir Slight Smile

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