Incorrect Question 12 0/1 pts Multicellularity is an important innovation and ha

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Incorrect Question 12 0/1 pts Multicellularity is an important innovation and has permitted the rise of large, complex organisms. This development is not without cost, however, and there are some disadvantages for being a multicellular organism. Which of the following is a limitation due to multicellularity? Because there are so many different cell types, the genomes of multicellular organisms are the largest The use of complex and error-prone cell-division processes. The requirement of sexual reproduction. The need for additional cellular machinery/ processes. The susceptibility to tumors/cancer.

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answer is THE SUSCEPTIBILITY TO TUMORS/ CANCERS because neoplastic growth and many of the hallmark properties of cancer are driven by the disruption of molecular networks established during the emergence of multicellularity.

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