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What is a difference between starch and glycogen?

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Starch and glycogen are both polysacharide molecules, meaning they are made up of chains of monosaccharides - sugars. They are both polymers of glucose monomers.

However, they differ in structure. Glycogen is far more branched than starch.

Starch is the storage carbohydrate most often found in plants, whereas glycogen is the storage carbohydrate most often found in animals and fungi.

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