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Are disaccharide polymers?

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Answer:

Yes they are polymers of monosaccharides.

Step-by-step explanation:

Disaccharides are polymers of monosaccharides, which are simple sugar molecules such as glucose. Monosaccharides, monomers, are linked by glycosidic bonds to make disaccharides.

Example; the linkage of glucose and fructose to make sucrose.

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