Caspases play a role in the process of
A) autopolyploidy.
B) allopolyploidy.
C) aneuploidy.
D) necrosis.
E) apoptosis.

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Caspases are a family of proteases that mediate programmed cell death, a process called apoptosis. Therefore, the role of caspases is in apoptosis (choice E). Choices A, B, and C are related to changes in chromosome number, and necrosis (choice D) is a form of cell death caused by injury, toxin exposure, or infection, but not programmed cell death.

Caspases Play a Role in the Process of