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Short chains of amino-acids are called polypeptides, while longer a-a chains become, and form, proteins.

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What are long chains of amino acid units?

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Long chains of amino acid are found in?

Amino acids bond together to make long chains and those long chains of amino acids are also called proteins.


Protein molecules are composed of long chains of .?

amino acids


What is the bulding blocks of proteins?

It is amino acid. Long chains of them make upproteins


Why are amino acids referred to as a polypeptide?

Polypeptides are short chains of amino acids, they have no functionality as a protein (long amino acid) would have.


WHat molecule is the monomer used to build protein?

The monomer used to build proteins is called an amino acid. Proteins are composed of long chains of amino acids linked together by peptide bonds, forming polypeptide chains.


What are long chains of amino acids?

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What has higher molecular weight amino acid or protein?

Proteins have the higher molecular weight. They consist of long chains of amino acids joined together.


What is a long chain of amino acid?

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What are made by joining amino acid subunits in long chains which provide a wide variety of functions in cells?

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What is basic unit of protein?

The basic unit of protein is the amino acid. Proteins are made up of long chains of amino acids that are linked together by peptide bonds. Each amino acid has a unique side chain that contributes to the overall structure and function of the protein.


What is amino acid.?

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