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Which of the following compounds are not oxidised to release energy?(a) Proteins(b) Fats(c) Carbohydrates(d) DNAThis question was posed to me by my college director while I was bunking the class.My question is from Respiration in Plants topic in section Respiration in Plants of Biology – Class 11

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Correct option is (d) DNA

The explanation is: Nucleic acids like DNA and RNA are never oxidised to release ENERGY because these are integrated parts of the cell and they are used to carry or express different genes in the human beings which carry out different FUNCTIONS like the FORMATION of proteins, FATS and CARBOHYDRATES.



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