The Glyoxylate Cycle Is

question 40

Multiple Choice

The glyoxylate cycle is

• A)a catabolic pathway in plants and some microorganisms.
• B)an anabolic pathway in plants and some microorganisms.
• C)regarded as a shunt within the citric acid cycle.
• D)A and C only.
• E)B and C only.

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