Which Statement About Apoptosis Is True

question 30

Multiple Choice

Which statement about apoptosis is true?

• A) It is part of nematode development but not human development.
• B) Despite more than 600 million years of evolutionary divergence,humans and nematodes share similar apoptosis pathways.
• C) Because apoptosis genes kill cells,evolution selects against apoptosis pathways.
• D) Caspases prevent protein degradation that would otherwise lead to cell death.
• E) It is the mechanism determining the types of digits that form in the vertebrate limb.

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