HeLa cells used for the study of cell division, are
A
Human skin cancer cells
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B
Human uterine cancer cells
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C
Human heart cells
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D
Rat uterine cancer cells
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Solution
The correct option is A Human uterine cancer cells A HeLa is a human cell line which is immortal in nature. It has the potential to survive longer and divide incessantly. The line was derived from cervical cancer cells taken on February 8, 1951, from Henrietta Lacks, a patient who eventually died of her cancer on October 4, 1951. The cells from Henrietta's tumor were taken by researcher George Gey, who "discovered that [Henrietta's] cells could be kept alive and grow indefinitely.