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To explain: The mechanisms of fatty acid breakdown and number of carbon present in fatty acids found in cells have either an even or odd number.

Concept introduction: In the metabolism process, beta-oxidation is the catabolic process by which breakdown of fatty acid occurs. Most of the fatty acids are degraded by the sequential removal of two-carbon fragments from the carboxylic end of the fatty acids.  During β-oxidation process, acetyl-CoA is formed as the bond between α- and β-carbon atoms are broken. β- oxidation occurs primarily within the mitochondria.

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