Question

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Urea is formed from ammonia and carbon dioxide in ..........

Answer 1

The formation of the liver takes place in the liver. The entire process of urea formation takes place in the cycle called Ornithine cycle or Krebs-Hansleit cycle. The first step in urea formation in the ornithine cycle involves the formation of carbamoyl phosphate from ammonia and carbon dioxide, in the presence of the enzyme carbamoyl phosphate synthetase and ATP.

So the correct answer is the liver.