NEET Biology question

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Statement 1: Old age is not an illness. It is a continuation of life with decreasing capacity for adaptation. Statement 2: Cessation of mitosis is a genetically programmed event.

(A)Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is True; Statement 2 is correct explanation for Statement 1
(B)Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is True; Statement 2 is not correct explanation for Statement 1
(C)Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is FalseCorrect
(D)Statement 1 is False, Statement 2 is True

Answer: (C)

Solution

Old age is correctly described as a continuation of life with progressively declining adaptive capacity of organs (Statement 1 true), but the cessation of mitosis in ageing cells is not considered a

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