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Agar is a homopolysaccaride or heteropolysaccaride

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The correct answer is heteropolysaccharides. The composition of heteropolysaccharides is complex. It has a variety of sugar residues in non-uniform proportions. Agarose is a natural heteropolysaccharide derived from red seaweed, and it is a structural part of their cell wall.


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