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How Could a Carbon Atom That Was Originally Present in a Glucose

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How could a carbon atom that was originally present in a glucose molecule end up in a purine base that becomes incorporated in a molecule of DNA?


A) Glucose \rightarrow acetyl CoA \rightarrow amino acid \rightarrow citric acid cycle \rightarrow gluconeogenesis \rightarrow purine base \rightarrow DNA
B) Glucose \rightarrow glycerol \rightarrow triglyceride \rightarrow acetyl CoA \rightarrow pyrimidine base \rightarrow purine base \rightarrow DNA
C) Glucose \rightarrow pyruvate \rightarrow acetyl CoA \rightarrow fatty acid \rightarrow triglyceride \rightarrow purine base \rightarrow DNA
D) Glucose \rightarrow acetyl CoA \rightarrow citric acid cycle \rightarrow amino acid \rightarrow purine base \rightarrow DNA
E) Glucose \rightarrow pyruvate \rightarrow lactic acid \rightarrow pyrimidine base \rightarrow amino acid \rightarrow purine base \rightarrow DNA

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