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What will happen to the cell if the enzyme is missing?

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What will happen to the cell if the enzyme is missing?

what will happen to the cell if the enzyme is missing?

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If an enzyme is missing or has diminished activity, the pathway becomes blocked, and the formation of the final product is deficient, resulting in disease. Low activity of an enzyme may result in the subsequent accumulation of the enzyme’s substrate, which may be toxic at high levels.

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