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Q. Production of glucose from amino acids, fatty acids and glycerol is called

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The synthesis of glucose from non-carbohydrate source such as amino acids, protein, fatty acids, glycerol, etc., is called gluconeogenesis. Glycogenesis involves the conversion of glucose to glycogen while glycogenolysis is conversion of glycogen to glucose.