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Cell organelle responsible for autolysis is

A

dictyosome

B

lysosome

C

peroxisome

D

glyoxysome

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B
Autolysis is caused by the lysosomal enzymes, plays a role in the disapperance of tail during the metamorphosis of frog's tadpole, and in softening of gum tissue to allow eruption of teeth in vertebrates. For autolysis, enzymes of primary lysosomes are released from the cell.
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