If pepsin is lacking in gastric juice, then which event in the stomach will be affected?
a. Digestion of starch into sugars.
b. Breaking of proteins into peptides.
c. Digestion of nucleic acids.
d. Breaking of fats into glycerol and fatty acids.

[Review question: Pg. No: 245]

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b. Breaking of proteins into peptides.

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If pepsin is lacking in gastric juice, then which event in the stomach will be affected? a. Digestion of starch into sugars. b. Breaking of proteins into peptides. c. Digestion of nucleic acids. d. Breaking of fats into glycerol and fatty acids. [Review question: Pg. No: 245]

b. Breaking of proteins into peptides.

If pepsin is lacking in gastric juice, then which event in the stomach will be affected?
a. Digestion of starch into sugars.
b. Breaking of proteins into peptides.
c. Digestion of nucleic acids.
d. Breaking of fats into glycerol and fatty acids.

[Review question: Pg. No: 245]