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Conversion of ammonia to urea is done by
- ornithine cycle
- arginine cycle
- fumaric cycle
- citrulline cycle
Answer
(1) ornithine cycle
Solution
As per NCERT, in ureotelic animals the ammonia produced by metabolism is converted into urea in the liver.
⇒ This conversion occurs through the ornithine cycle (urea cycle, Krebs–Henseleit cycle), in which ornithine citrulline arginine urea + ornithine.
Answer: (1)
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