Which polysaccharide is highly branched?

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(B) Glycogen is a storage polysaccharide in animals and is highly branched,similar in structure to amylopectin but with more frequent branching points

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(B) Glycogen is a storage polysaccharide in animals and is highly branched,similar in structure to amylopectin but with more frequent branching points (every $8-12$ glucose units). Amylose is a linear polymer of $\alpha$-$D$-glucose. Cellulose is a linear polymer of $\beta$-$D$-glucose. Amylopectin is a branched polymer of $\alpha$-$D$-glucose,but it is less branched than glycogen.

List-$I$	List-$II$
$(a)$. Sucrose	$(i)$. $\beta-D$-Galactose and $\beta-D$-Glucose
$(b)$. Lactose	$(ii)$. $\alpha-D$-Glucose and $\beta-D$-Fructose
$(c)$. Maltose	$(iii)$. $\alpha-D$-Glucose and $\alpha-D$-Glucose

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