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Question
During deficiency of oxygen in tissues of human beings, pyruvic acid is converted into lactic acid in the
Options
cytoplasm
chloroplast
mitochondria
Golgi body
Solution
cytoplasm
Explanation -
When there is a deficiency in oxygen Pyruvate is broken down in the cytoplasm of muscle cells, resulting in the creation of lactic acid.
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