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State whether the following is true or false.
A normal cell will divide indefinitely in culture if supplied with sufficient nutrients.

  • A.False only at small scales
  • B.True
  • C.False
  • D.True only at large scales

Answer: C

Normal cells stop after a limited number of divisions, the Hayflick limit, and also stop on contact with their neighbours. Indefinite division in culture is a property of transformed and cancer cells. The HeLa line has been dividing in laboratories since 1951.

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