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Urea cycle converts ammonia into

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more toxic form
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less toxic form
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either less or more toxic form
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a product with the same toxicity as ammonia.
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Solution

The correct option is B less toxic form
Urea cycle converts ammonia into urea which is 100,000 times less toxic than ammonia. This cycle is a metabolic pathway that takes place in the liver. Three ATP molecules are used up in the process.

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