defined:

Two or more amino acids joined by a peptide bond.

explained:

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Dr. Fabio Candotti, of the National Human Genome Research Institute's Clinical Gene Therapy Branch, defines peptide.

illustrated:

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related
terms:

amino acids, protein

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