Which of the following is not a type of hair? Multiple Choice Lanugo Vellus Keratin Terminal All of these are types...

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Which of the following is not a type of hair? 

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Lanugo 

Vellus 

Keratin 

Terminal 

All of these are types of hair

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Lanugo is the thin, soft and unpigmented hair present in the fetus or newborn.

Vellus is the short, thin, light pigmented, fine hair that replaces the lanugo in the childhood.

Terminal hair is the thick, dark pigmented hair that appears during and after puberty. Usually it present on scalp, pubis, arm pit etc. It replaces the vellus hair.

Keratin is the protein substance that makes the hair, nails, feathers (in birds), claws ( in animals).

So the

Answer is Keratin.


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