Conversion of excess amino acids into carbohydrate and fats during the absorptive state takes place in the

A. liver.
B. brain.
C. intestine.
D. kidney.
E. heart.


A. liver.

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The combination of a somatic cell with an enucleated egg cell is:

A) transgenic biotechnology. B) cell reprogramming. C) somatic cell nuclear transfer. D) transformation.

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The Golgi apparatus is comprised of flattened, saclike structures called ________, which may be clustered in one region or scattered throughout the cell.

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