Achondroplastic dwarfism is a hereditary condition, in which the long bones of the limbs fail to elongate normally because of reduced hyperplasia and hypertrophy of cartilage in the ________

A) primary ossification center
B) epiphyseal plate
C) secondary ossification center
D) secondary bone marrow
E) primary bone marrow


B

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