Organisms And Population Question 167

Question: Which is called “Clock of ageing”

Options:

A) Thymus

B) Thyroid

C) Adrenal

D) Pituitary

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

Burnet suggested that degeneration of thymus gland is a programmed event by the late middle age in man.

He stated that thymus is the biological clock of ageing in man.