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Where does digestion of protein begin?
         
       
      
      
      
          
      
      
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         Answer: C) Stomach         
         
Explanation: Three main enzymes, pepsin secreted by the stomach and trypsin and chymotrypsin secreted by the pancreas, break down food proteins into polypeptides that are then broken down by various exopeptidases and dipeptidases into amino acids.
 
Hence, digestion of protein begin in stomach.
       
      
      
      
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