Isogenous groups in elastic cartilage are:
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Correct answer: Clusters of daughter cells from interstitial growth.
Isogenous groups represent the result of interstitial growth within the cartilage. They consist of daughter cells that remain close together after mitotic division before secreting enough matrix to separate.
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