A patient is found to have a mutated enzyme that results in fewer branch points in glycogen. Which one of the following would best characterize the way in which the patient's glycogen is altered relative to normal glycogen?

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A decrease in branch points means there are fewer (1,6) linkages, leading to longer linear chains of glucose and thus fewer nonreducing ends relative to the single reducing end in each molecule.

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