Does glycolysis take place in the presence or absence of oxygen?

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  1. Does glycolysis take place in the presence or absence of oxygen? 
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Glycolysis is a metabolic pathway which occurs inside the cell in which glucose is breaken down for energy production by releasing ATP and converting glucose into pyruvate with the help of enzyme phosphofructokinase.

It is a major pathway of the humans and many other organisms which is performed mainly for fulfilling the need of energy by cellular metabolism of glucose into energy in the form of ATP  and pyruvate molecules.

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