​In mammals, autophagy is involved in specific cytosolic rearrangements needed for proliferation and differentiation during embryogenesis and postnatal development. Embryos have the ability to activate general protective strategy against many stress-inducing conditions. Which one of the following statements Does NOT conform to the role of autophagy during early development?​

Correct option is C

Explanation-

Option A -  Autophagy is a process of cytosolic renovation, crucial for cell fate decisions - Correct.
Autophagy removes damaged organelles and proteins. It supports proper cell fate decisions by maintaining cytoplasmic quality.
Option B - Autophagy plays a dual role both in adaptation to stress and starvation during morphogenesis and in cell elimination along with apoptosis - Correct.
Autophagy is activated under stress/starvation. It plays a key role in cell survival and cell death (when excessive), often complementing apoptosis.
​Option C - Functional characterization of the autophagy regulatory genes indicates that autophagy is definitely not an evolutionarily conserved process - Incorrect.
Autophagy is a highly evolutionarily conserved process from yeast to humans. Its core components (like ATG genes) are well conserved.
Option D - Defects in autophagy during early embryogenesis can be lethal for the organism -  Correct.
Disruption of autophagy-related genes (like ATG5, Beclin1) can cause embryonic lethality in mice and other models.

 Final Answer: Option C is incorrect that makes it a correct answer