<prompt> Which of the following is not true regarding apoptosis?Step ladder pattern on agarose gel electrophoresisApoptosis is energy independent process.Annexin V is a marker of apoptosisCaspases are endonucleases  <response>: Caspases are cysteinyl aspartate proteinases. They are cysteine proteases that cleave their substrates following an aspartate residue. They will activate endonucleases leading to chromatin clumping. 