BCECE Medical BCECE Medical Solved Papers-2014

  • question_answer
    Programmed cell death is scientifically termed as

    A)  autotomy           

    B)  cell lysis

    C)  apoptosis          

    D)  None of these

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    Programmed Senescence Theory states that ageing is a result of switching on of certain genes and switching off other genes. B and T-lymphocytes which have the receptors for self-antigens, undergo programmed cell death or apoptosis. This process eliminates about 90% of all the B-lymphocytes produced in bone marrow. Autotomy is the breaking off a part of the body by the organism itself. Cell lysis refers to the lysis or bursting of a cell by the destruction of the cell membrane.


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