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Lysine and tryptophan are...

Lysine and tryptophan are

A

Proteins

B

Non-essential amino acids

C

Essential amino acids

D

Aromatic amino acids

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The correct Answer is:
C
The 9 essential amino acids are histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan, and valine.
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