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Glucose and Galactose are having identical configuration in all the positions except position.
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Glucose and galactose are having identical configuration at all the positions except at C-4 position. Both of them are diastereomers that differ in configuration at only one chirality center. Hence, these are called epimers. Structures of glucose and galactose are as follows
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