Biochemistry
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Author: Mary K. Campbell, Shawn O. Farrell, Owen M. McDougal
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REFLECT AND APPLY Why is the polysaccharide chitin a suitable material for the exoskeleton of invertebrates such as lobsters? What other sort of material can play a similar role?
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