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Name the organ which produces urea.

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Urea is produced in the liver and is a metabolite (breakdown product) of amino acids. Amino acid catabolism results in the formation of ammonia. The urea cycle is a cycle of biochemical reactions that takes place in the liver to produce urea from ammonia.

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