During glycolysis, the compounds PGAL and DHAP are formed from fructose $1, 6$ diphosphate by

Cleavage.

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Isomerisation.

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Phosphorylation.

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Condensation.

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Solution

The correct option is A Cleavage.
Fructose 1,6-bisphosphate undergoes cleavage to yield glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate (PGAL) and dihydroxyacetone phosphate (DHAP) in a reversible reaction catalysed by fructose 1,6-bisphosphate aldolase.
So, the correct answer is option A.

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	I.		II.
$1$ .	Fructose $1, 6$ diphosphate $\to 3$ PGAL $+$ DHAP	a.	Enolase
$2$ .	Citrate $\to$ Cis - aconitate	b.	Thiokinase
$3$ .	Succinyl Co. A $\to$ Succinate	c.	Aconitase
$4$ .	$2$ PGA $\to$ PEPA	d.	Aldolase

Column I	Column II
1. $F r u c t o s e 1, 6 d i p h o s p h a t e \to 3 P G A L + D H A P$	a. Enolase
2. $C i t r a t e \to C i s - a c o n i t a t e$	b. Thiokinase
3. $S u c c i n y l C o . A \to s u c c i n a t e$	c. Aconitase
4. $2 P G A \to P E P A$	d. Aldolase