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Did Kendrew's success in determining protein structure pave the way for understanding diseases at a molecular level?

  • Yes

  • No

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Kendrew's success in determining protein structure paved the way for understanding diseases at a molecular level. His work helped to establish that proteins are composed of amino acids arranged in a specific sequence, and that the three-dimensional shape of a protein is determined by the sequence of amino acids in it.
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