Anatomy & Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function
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ISBN: 9781259277726
Author: Kenneth S. Saladin Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 29, Problem 7TYR
One theory of senescence is that it results from a lifetime of damage by
- a. teratogens.
- b. aneuploidy.
- c. free radicals.
- d. cytomegalovirus.
- e. nondisjunction.
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