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mydiamond

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on: Sep 3, 2013
To maintain adequate nutrition, animals require dietary access to certain amino acids. An amino acid that is referred to as "nonessential" would be best described as one that
A) can be made by the animal's body from other substances.
B) is not used by the animal in biosynthesis.
C) must be ingested in the diet.
D) is not readily absorbed by the gastrointestinal tract.
E) is not found in many proteins.


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Reply #1 on: Sep 5, 2013
I remember it being A

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Reply #2 on: Sep 24, 2014
Wonderful :D You were right.


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