Glycine is a unique amino acid because it (a) has no chiral carbon (b) has a sulfur containing R group (c) cannot form a peptide bond (d) is an essential amino acid

Glycine is a unique amino acid because it
(a) has no chiral carbon
(b) has a sulfur containing R group
(c) cannot form a peptide bond
(d) is an essential amino acid
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has no chiral carbon
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