Cells grown in laboratory culture dishes undergo only a fixed number of division before dying. The number of possible divisions drops depending on the age of the donor organism. This phenomenon is called the
A) Hayflick limit.
B) Denham limit.
C) Darwinian limit.
D) Watson and Crick limit.

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This phenomenon is known as the Hayflick limit, named after Leonard Hayflick who first discovered and documented it in 1961.

Cells Grown in Laboratory Culture Dishes Undergo Only a Fixed