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A diploid cell in human, where cell division does not occur:
(a) Heart cell
(b) Muscle cell
(c) Nerve cell

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Only c
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b and c
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a and c
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a, b and c
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Solution

The correct option is C a and c
The diploid cell of the human body which includes heart cell, muscle cell, and nerve cell out of which only muscle cell has the ability to regenerate after any muscle damage as they get stimulated to divide and repair the damaged fibers. While on the other hand heart cell loses their ability to divide after birth. The nerve cell cannot divide due to lack of centrioles hence it cannot perform mitosis.
So, the correct option is 'a,b and c'

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