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Khan Academy: Biology: Macromolecules: Introduction to Proteins and Amino Acids ArticleKhan Academy: Biology: Macromolecules: Introduction to Proteins and Amino Acids Article
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Khan Academy
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9th - 10th
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Khan Academy: Biology: Macromolecules: Introduction to Proteins and Amino Acids

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Learn the basics of peptide bonds and how different amino acids combine to form different proteins. Also discussed is the difference in function and structure of proteins.

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amino acids

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
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