All of the following occur during the postabsorptive state except that
A) glycogenolysis occurs in the liver.
B) levels of blood glucose are elevated above normal.
C) ketone bodies may be formed.
D) fat mobilization occurs.
E) gluconeogenesis occurs in the liver.
B
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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The genetic code is the correspondence between DNA sequence and amino acid
sequence of a protein. Indicate whether the statement is true or false