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Science · True or False?

Nails are made of bone

The answer is False.

Explanation

Fingernails and toenails are composed primarily of keratin, a tough, fibrous structural protein also found in hair and in the outer layer of skin. While often mistaken for bone, nails contain no collagen and no significant calcium; bones, by contrast, are living tissue built mainly from collagen reinforced with calcium phosphate.

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