Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305389892
Author: Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 48.5, Problem 2SB
Reptiles and birds excrete nitrogenous wastes in the form of uric acid. Is there an advantage to doing this as opposed to the mammalian process of excreting nitrogenous wastes as urea?
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Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
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