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Is a protein a polypeptide

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Anonymous

12y ago
Updated: 1/17/2023

A polypeptide chain is made up amino acids that form from a peptide bond. The polypeptide chain makes up a protein; therefore, the type of protein is contingent on the number of chains present.

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