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The characteristic functional groups of a protein are _____.

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Answer:


\boxed{\text{amide groups}}

Step-by-step explanation:

A protein is a long chain of amino acids linked together by amide groups.

The general structure is


\rm \left[-NHCHR-\underbrace{\hbox{CO-NH}}_{\hbox{amide group}}-CHRCO-\right]_(n)

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