Biomolecules Question 82
82. As the age advances, there is a gradual thinning of hair in human males. This is mainly because of lowered
(a) blood supply
(b) synthesis of proteins
(c) synthesis of glycogen
(d) availability of energy
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Answer : b
Hints & Solutions
(b) Reduced protein synthesis causes thinning of hairs. Any reduction in protein synthesis leads to a reduction of hair shaft diameter which is easily discovered on the hair shaft, The second property is linear growth which enables the bulb date of any point along a hair to be estimated by dividing the distance of the point from the hair bulb by the rate of hair growth.
