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Interphase is the longest part of the cell cycle. This is when the cell grows and copies its DNA before moving into mitosis.
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Both starch and cellulose are glucose polymers, but the glycosidic linkages in these two polymers differ, as shown in Figure 5.7. Glucose can have two slightly different ring structures. When glucose forms a ring, the hydroxyl group attached to the number 1 carbon is positioned either below (alpha)or above (beta) the plane of the ring. In starch, all the glucose monomers are in the alpha configuration (Figure 5.7b). In cellulose, all the glucose monomers are in the beta configuration. As a result, every other glucose monomer is "upside down" with respect to its neighbors (Figure 5.7c). The differing glycosidic linkages in starch and cellulose give the two molecules distinct three-dimensional shapes, leading to key functional differences.
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