Glycogenin:
A) catalyzes the conversion of starch into glycogen.
B) is the enzyme responsible for forming branches in glycogen.
C) is the gene that encodes glycogen synthase.
D) is the primer on which new glycogen chains are initiated.
E) regulates the synthesis of glycogen.

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Glycogenin is a protein that acts as a primer for glycogen synthesis, by initiating the formation of a new glycogen chain. It acts as a template for the addition of glucose molecules, which are added one by one through the action of the enzyme glycogen synthase.