INTEGRATED PRINC.OF ZOOLOGY(LL)(FD)
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Chapter 32, Problem 14RQ
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To explain: The reason due to which some nutrients are considered “essential” and others “nonessential” even though both types of nutrients are utilized in growth and tissue repair.
Introduction: The compounds, present in food
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