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HeLa cells are a cell line.(a) True(b) FalseThe question was posed to me in an international level competition.Enquiry is from Techniques topic in section Techniques in Cell Biology of Cell Biology

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The correct answer is (a) True

The explanation: If a HOMOGENOUS CELL culture has the ability to GROW indefinitely in vitro, it is termed a cell line. Cell lines would NEVER undergo apoptosis and senescence. HeLa is a cancerous cell line derived from humans and was the first line to be MAINTAINED.



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