Would a Planaria cut vertically into two halves regenerate into two individuals? Complete figures, D and E by indicating the regenerated regions.

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Planaria:
Planaria is mostly a free-living flatworm, and it belongs to the class Turbellaria.
Planaria is a genus of Planarians.
Planaria has an extraordinary regenerating capacity.
If Planaria is cut into pieces, each piece can regenerate into fully formed individuals.
This process is called regeneration.

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A Planaria worm is cut horizontally in the middle into two halves P and Q such that the part P contains the whole head of the worm. Another Planaria worm is cut vertically into two halves R and S in such a way that both the cut pieces R and S contain half head each. Which of the cut pieces of the two Planaria worms could regenerate to form the complete respective worms?
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(d) P, Q, R and S

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Would a Planaria cut vertically into two halves regenerate into two individuals? Complete Figure D and E by indicating the regenerated regions.

Q. A planaria worm is horizontally cut into two halves A and B such that A contains the head portion. Another planaria worm is vertically cut into two halves C and D such that each half contains half of the head. Which among the following will regenerate to form a new worm?

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