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Explain the ways in which glucose is broken down in absence or shortage of oxygen.

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 

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In absence of O_{2} when break down of glucose is carried out in absence of O_{2} in a cell, it is called anaerabic respiration. This process is called fermentation. Ethyl alcohol or lactic acid is produced by breakdown of pyruvate.

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