Multiple choice

What is the name of the stage of decomposition of dead, in which mainly the decomposition of proteins takes place?

  1. Rancidification

  2. Livor mortis

  3. Putrefaction

  4. Cryopreservation

  5. Maceration

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Explanation

Putrefaction is one of seven stages in the decomposition of the body of a dead animal or human. It can be viewed, in broad terms, as the decomposition of proteins in a process that results in the eventual breakdown of cohesion between tissues and the liquefaction of most organs.