_______are the building blocks of proteins.

Nucleotides

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Monosachharides

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Fatty acids

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Amino acids

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Solution

The correct option is D
Amino acids

Amino acids are the smallest and basic structural units of proteins. Amino acids of same or different types combine together to form a polypeptide chain and many polypeptide chains, in turn, join to form a complex structure called protein.

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