NEET Chemistry Carbohydrates Assertion Reason Question
Assertion (A): Glycogen is known as animal starch due to its structural similarity to amylopectin.
Reason (R): Glycogen is composed of a straight chain of b-D-glucose units joined by glycosidic linkages.
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(A) is true but (R) is false.
(A) is false but (R) is true.
Correct Answer
Detailed Explanation
Glycogen is known as animal starch due to its highly branched structure, similar to amylopectin, but it is not composed of a straight chain of b-D-glucose units. The reason is incorrect.
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