The type of cell junction, which facilitates cell to cell communication is

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The type of cell junction, which facilitates cell to cell communication is (A) Tight junction (B) Adhering junction (C) Gap junction (D) Desmosomes

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The gap junction and interdigitation are considered as communicating junctions. These junctions permit the controlled passage of small molecules or ions between cells. In animals, direct communicating channels are gap junctions, which in plants are called plasmodesmata.

Q. The type of cell junction, which facilitates cell to cell communication is

Tight junction

Adhering junction

Gap junction

Desmosomes

The gap junction and interdigitation are considered as communicating junctions. These junctions permit the controlled passage of small molecules or ions between cells. In animals, direct communicating channels are gap junctions, which in plants are called plasmodesmata.