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Phosphoribosyl amino-imidazole carboxylase is a component of _______ biosynthesis pathway.

(a) pyrimidine

(b) purine

(c) both purine and pyrimidine

(d) only adenine

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Correct option is (b) purine

Explanation: Phosphoribosyl amino-imidazole carboxylase is a component of the purine biosynthesis pathway. The mutation for this enzyme is used in the selection of SUP4 gene.

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