The number of essential amino acids in an adult human is -

Nine

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Eight

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Four

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Seven

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Solution

The correct option is A Nine
A.Nine
Solution : Our body produces nine essential amino acids namely histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan, and valine.
So the correct answer is "nine".

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