lf rennin is not present in adults then do pepsin dissolve the milk protiens?

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Pepsin does not act on milk proteins. It cleaves other proteins into smaller peptides. In adults, curd formation does not occur. In ruminants, rennin is present in adults. It converts milk protein to paracasein which then combines with calcium ions to form curd.

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iii).Proteins $P e p s i n ⟶$ Proteases Peptones

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