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Which of the following enzymes is responsible for the addition of UDP-glucose to the growing glycogen chain during glycogenesis/glycogen synthesis?

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Which of the following enzymes is responsible for the addition of UDP-glucose to the growing glycogen chain
during glycogenesis/glycogen synthesis?
O Glycogen lyase
O Glycogen synthase
O Glycogen phosphorylase
O Glycogen synthetase

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