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when two amino acids combine and the carboxyl group of the first amino acid reacts with the amino group of the second amino acid, what is the most accurate description of the end product?

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-COOH+H2N- --->-CO-NH-

The OH from the carboxyl group goes with 1 hydrogen from the amino group and forms H2O

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