why does a deficiency in ornithine transcarbamoylase (urea cycle enzyme) result in an increased production of orotic acid - the pyrimidine precursor?

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1. why does a deficiency in ornithine transcarbamoylase (urea cycle enzyme) result in an increased production of orotic acid - the pyrimidine precursor?