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Human Health and Disease — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYHuman Health and Disease2 Marks
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Explain metastasis. Why is it fatal?
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Answer

Cells sloughed off from tumours reach distant sites through blood, and wherever they get lodged in the body they start a new tumour there, this property is called metastasis,It is fatal because it causes malignant tumours/cancer.

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