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GK QUESTION#3967

The ossification test, commonly used in medical and forensic examinations, helps in determining the ______ of a person.

  1. AAgeCorrect answer
  2. BSex
  3. CBody mass
  4. DGenetic identity
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A. Age

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Ossification studies help estimate age from skeletal development and the appearance and fusion of ossification centres. Such estimates have uncertainty and depend on factors including sex, population and health; they do not reveal an exact chronological age.

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