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Which type of cell-to-cell junction joins intermediate filaments ( keratins) in one cell to the basal laminate; welding down the cells of the epithelial and providing tensile strength?

A. Right junction
B. Desmosomes
C. Gap junction
D. Hemidesmosome
E. Adherents junction

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Answer:

Desmosomes

Step-by-step explanation:

Desmosomes Connect Intermediate Filaments from Cell to Cell

Through desmosomes, the intermediate filaments of adjacent cells are linked into a net that extends throughout the many cells of a ti