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Rennin and lactase, the enzymes required to digest milk, disappear in the human body by the age of
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Rennin (chymosin) and lactase are highest in infancy to enable milk digestion and, in standard school-exam treatments, are said to disappear by about two years of age; thus many MCQ answer keys list âtwo yearsâ as the correct choice . More detailed clinical sources show lactase activity peaks postnatally and then declines thereafter, with timing and degree of decline varying between populations; this supports an earlyâchildhood reduction in milkâdigesting enzymes though exact timing is variable and often gradual rather than an abrupt loss [1]. Given the options, âtwo yearsâ (option 1) is the best single-choice answer for typical exam keys.
Sources
- [1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK532285/
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