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Q119 (IAS/1994) Science & Technology â€ș Basic Science (Physics, Chemistry, Biology) â€ș Human anatomy physiology Answer Verified

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 “two years” 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 early‑childhood reduction in milk‑digesting enzymes though exact timing is variable and often gradual rather than an abrupt loss [1]. Given the options, “two years” (option 1) is the best single-choice answer for typical exam keys.

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  1. [1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK532285/
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