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Home / Doubts and Solutions/CBSE/Class 9/Biology

What are lysosomes? Why are they called "suicidal bags of a cell"?

Asked by Topperlearning User 4th June 2014, 1:23 PM
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Lysosomes are cell organelles which clean up the cell by digesting foreign materials as well as worn-out cell organelles.

Lysosomes are called suicidal bags because when the cells damage, they burst and digest their own cell.

Answered by Expert 4th June 2014, 3:23 PM
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