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Explain in complete manner why these 3 became the major pathway that eventually become the entry points for molecules into the Citric Acid Cycle: Glycolysis Oxidation of fatty acid Protein catabolism

BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS+APPL.(LOOSELEAF)

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Chapter7: Releasing Chemical Energy

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Problem 7SA: After the citric acid cycle reactions run _________, one six-carbon glucose molecule has been...

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