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n. A peptide, such as a small protein, containing many molecules of amino acids, typically between 10 and 100.

n. Any polymer of (same or different) amino acids joined via peptide bonds.

n. Any such polymer that is not folded into a secondary structure of a protein.

n. A small protein containing up to 100 amino acids; see also oligopeptide.

n. A chemical product formed by the condensation of two or more amino-acid radicals.

n. a peptide containing 10 to more than 100 amino acids

"This greatly reduces errors in polypeptide chain elongation, and is therefore highly favored by natural selection."

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