The enzyme that breaks down starch is

A. lipase.

B. lactase.

C. pepsin.

D. amylase.

E. bile.


D. amylase.

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In the universal ABO blood grouping system, there are four phenotypes - A, B, AB, and O - which are determined by

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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