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What is the name of the bond that is created when two amino acids join?

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Amino Acids Are Linked by Peptide Bonds to Form Polypeptide Chains. Proteins are linear polymers formed by linking the α-carboxyl group of one amino acid to the α-amino group of another amino acid with a peptidebond
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they're called peptide bonds

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