Cell death due to tissue damage is called:
Correct answer: A. Necrosis
- A. Necrosis
- B. Metastasis
- C. Apoptosis
- D. Epistasis
Explanation
[A] Necrosis is the death of a body tissue,occurring when too little blood flows to the tissue.[B]Metastasis means that cancer has spread to different parts of body[C] Apoptosis the process of programmed cell death[D] Epistasis is a circumstance where the expression of one gene is modified by expression of one or more gene
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