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Date November 2020 Marks available [Maximum mark: 1] Reference code 20N.3.SL.TZ0.16b
Level SL Paper 3 Time zone TZ0
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20N.3.SL.TZ0.16b

The cladogram shows where mutations probably occurred in ancestral lines resulting in some animal species being unable to produce ascorbic acid (vitamin C).

 [Source: Drouin, G., Godin, J.-R. and Pagé, B., 2011. The Genetics of Vitamin C Loss in Vertebrates. Current
Genomics, 12(5), pp.371–378.]

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Outline the reason for ascorbic acid being described as an essential nutrient in the diet of humans.

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cannot be synthesized by the body;

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