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In comparison to hyperplasia, hypertrophy is

A
Increase in cell size and number
B
Increase in cell size without increase in number
C
Increase in cell number without increase in size
D
Increase in cell size and decrease in number
High-Yield Explanation
Hypertrophy: Increase in size of cells. There are no new cells just bigger cells containing an increased amount of structural proteins and organelles  Hyperplasia: Increase in cell number  Both results in enlarged organ  Hyperplasia occurs in cells capable of replication Hypertrophy occurs in cells which have limited capacity to divide

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