# Which of the following stages of cell division is referred to as programmed cell death?
a. Mitosis.
b. Meiosis.
c. Apoptosis.
d. Interphase.
The correct answer is C. Apoptosis.
Apoptosis, or programmed cell death, is the fragmentation of a cell into membrane-bound particles, which are then eliminated by phagocytosis by specialized cells.
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