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NEET 2002
Exam
NEET
Year
2002
Subject
Zoology
Chapter
Human Health and Diseases

NEET 2002 · Zoology · Human Health and Diseases

Cancerous cells can be easily destroyed by radiations due to:

Cancerous cells can be easily destroyed by radiations due to:

Options

  1. Arapid cell division
  2. Black of nutrition
  3. Cfast mutation
  4. Dlack of oxygen

Correct answer

A. rapid cell division

Step-by-step solution

Cancer cells rapidly undergo mitosis. Cancer cells which divide rapidly are less organized than healthy cells. Cancerous cells can easily be destroyed by radiation due to the ability of radiations to kill cells is highest in the tissue with highest number of dividing cells. Hence, tumours are killed more rapidly by radiations.
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