Human Biology Custom Edition
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ISBN: 9781337631532
Author: Cecie Starr, Beverly McMillan
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 2, Problem 8RQ
Distinguish among the following:
- a. monosaccharide, polysaccharide, disaccharide
- b. peptide bond, polypeptide
- c. glycerol, fatty acid
- d.
nucleotide ,nucleic acid
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