The suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN)

a. is the only biological clock in the body

b. is one of multiple, independent biological clocks in the body.
c. may be viewed as the body's "master clock.".
d. responds more slowly to phase shifts than clocks in other types of tissue.


c

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