CMC Medical CMC-Medical VELLORE Solved Paper-2014

  • question_answer
    In germinating seeds, the fatty acids are degraded exclusively in the

    A)  peroxisome                      

    B)  mitochondria

    C)  proplastids                        

    D)  glyoxysome

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

                    Glyoxysomes are small, spherical vesicle enclosed by a single unit membrane. Glyoxysome are generally found in cells of common yeast, Neurospora and in germinating seeds. In later, the fatty acid is converted into carbohydrate, i.e., Glyoxylate    cycle (gluconeogenesis).


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