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The disease diabetes mellitus is caused by the deficiency of:

A
Iodine.
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Insulin.
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C
Phenyl alanine hydroxylase.
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Lysine.
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Solution

The correct option is B Insulin.
The disease of diabetes mellitus is caused by the deficiency of Insulin.
It is a disease in which body stops producing insulin or body doesn't make enough insulin, can't use the insulin it does produce or a combination of both, resulting in high blood glucose (blood sugar).

Hence,option B is correct.

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