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Considering only the breakdown of the initial glucose molecule, total atp yield of aerobic glycolysis vs anaerobic glycolysis?

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The oxidation of one molecule of glucose under aerobic conditions will yield/give rise to about 32 mol of ATP, while oxidation of one molecule of glucose under anaerobic conditions, will yield only 2 mol of ATP.

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