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Which of the following is incorrect about glycogen?

Options

  1. AIt is a stored form of glucose in animals.
  2. BIn glycogen, the right end is reducing and the left end is non-reducing.
  3. CIt is a branched polymer of glucose.
  4. DIt is a stored form of glucose in plants.

Correct answer

D. It is a stored form of glucose in plants.

Step-by-step solution

In plants glucose is stored in the form of starch, whereas in animals glucose is stored as glycogen. Glycogen is branched polymer of glucose in which right end is called as reducing end and left end is nonreducing end.

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