Biology: Life on Earth Plus Mastering Biology with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (11th Edition)
Biology: Life on Earth Plus Mastering Biology with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (11th Edition)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780134153742
Author: Gerald Audesirk, Teresa Audesirk, Bruce E. Byers
Publisher: PEARSON
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The comparison of dehydration synthesis and hydrolysis, with examples and reactions.

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The synthesis and breakdown of biological polymers are regulated by water. In case of dehydration synthesis removal of water leads to the formation of biological molecules and hydrolysis consists of addition of water that leads to their breakdown.

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