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Intermediates of which of the following metabolic pathway have not been used in the synthesis of amino acids?

Intermediates of which of the following metabolic pathway have not been used in the synthesis of amino acids? Correct Answer Fatty acid biosynthesis

All amino acids are derived from the intermediates of metabolic pathways like glycolysis, citric acid cycle, and the pentose phosphate pathway. 20 amino acids have been divided into 6 families on the basis of the primary carbon source of each amino acid.

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1. The genetic code is degenerate
2. In all amino acids the first two bases are the same in all the codons that represent a particular amino acid
3. The number of codons an amino acid can claim is proportional to the frequency of the amino acid in proteins
4. Amino acids with codons ending in U or A also have codons ending in C or G respectively
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