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2. When protein is digested by the body, what molecule do they become?

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Answer:

Amino acid

Step-by-step explanation:

When you eat food the body's digestive system breaks down the protein into the individual amino acids, which are absorbed and used by cells to build other proteins and a few other macromolecules, such as DNA

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