Polypeptides

What do we mean by polypeptides?

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

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

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

Words that are spelled similarly to polypeptides:
polypeptides, polypeptide.

Adjectives that are often used to describe polypeptides:
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Words that sound like polypeptides:
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