Desmosomes are concerned with

Cell division

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Cellular excretion

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Cytolysis

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Cell adherence

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Solution

The correct option is D Cell adherence
Desmosomes are a specialization of the plasma membrane. They are just like welded areas between adjacent cells having intercellular thickening materials. They occur in epithelium tissue subjected to disruption and function to cement cells together or provide for cell to cell adherence.
So, the correct answer is 'Cell adherence'

Suggest Corrections

List I	List II
(Substructures)	(Functions)
a. Nucleosome	$1$ . Cell adhering junctions
b. Tubulin	$2$ . Battery of degradative enzyme
c. Desmosomes	$3$ . Structural units of chromatin
d. Lysosomes	$4$ . Protein units of microtubules
	$5$ . Oxidative phosphorylation