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Interpretation: The general name for the building blocks (monomers) that makes a protein (
Concept introduction: Monomers are the simplest units that can be joined to similar units to form a polymer. Proteins are the
Answer to Problem 20.1EP
The monomer that makes a protein is amino acid.
Explanation of Solution
Proteins are the naturally occurring organic molecules that are composed of amino acids. Amino acids are the organic molecule that contains carboxylic acid and amino group.
All protein have the elements
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