Concepts of Biology
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Author: Samantha Fowler, Rebecca Roush, James Wise
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Chapter 4, Problem 12RQ
The cholesterol synthesized by cells uses which component of the glycolytic pathway as a starting point?
a. glucose
b. acetyl CoA
c. pyruvate
d. carbon dioxide
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