Sharks are able to survive having high levels of urea in their cells because

a. urea stabilizes proteins.
b. urea does not affect proteins.
c. trimethylamine oxide counteracts the negative effects of urea.
d. urea counteracts the unfolding of proteins by trimethylamine oxide.
e. urea unfolds proteins that were improperly folded by trimethylamine oxide.


C

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