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Deficiency of which vitamin leads to delayed blood clotting?
- A. Vitamin K
- B. Vitamin A
- C. Vitamin C
- D. Vitamin D
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Answer: (A) Vitamin K
Vitamin K helps in the formation of clotting factors, including prothrombin, in the liver, so its deficiency causes delayed clotting and prolonged bleeding. Vitamin A deficiency causes night blindness, vitamin C deficiency causes scurvy, and vitamin D deficiency causes rickets in children.
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