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Excretory Products and Their Elimination

In man, the u...

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In man, the urea is mainly produced in

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Liver

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Kidneys

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Gall bladder

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Spleen

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Solution

The correct option is A Liver
Urea is produced by the urea cycle or ornithine cycle in the liver. It converts 2 ammonium ions and one carbon atom into urea. Arginine acts as a carrier of ammonium and carbon atoms.

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