Protein turnover refers to the ongoing process of breaking down and resynthesizing proteins in the body. This process involves the degradation of existing proteins and the subsequent recycling of their constituent amino acids, which are then used to build new proteins.

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Protein Turnover Is

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Protein turnover is

A) the coordinated and continual process of breaking down and resynthesizing proteins.
B) the 3-dimensional rotation of proteins within cells.
C) the breakdown of proteins with subsequent destruction of amino acids.
D) the continual synthesis of proteins following excretion of nonfunctional proteins.

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