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Polypeptide

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Verified for the 2027 examโ€ขWritten by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated August 2025

Definition

A chain of amino acids linked by peptide bonds; the basic structural unit of a protein.

AP course connection

Topic 1.7: 1.7 Proteins

Unit 1

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