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ISBN: 9781337127547
Author: Frances Sizer, Ellie Whitney
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 6, Problem 1SC
The basic building blocks for protein are
a. glucose units.
b. amino acids.
c. side chains.
d. saturated bonds.
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