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If pepsin is lacking in gasric juic, then which event in the stomach will be affected ?
a. Digestion of starch into sugars.
b. Breaking of proteins into peptides.
c. Digestion of nucleic acids.
d. Breaking of fats into glycerols and fatty acids.

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