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Assertion : DNA molecules and RNA molecules are found in the nucleus of cell.
Reason : On heating, enzymes do not lose their specific activity.

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If both the assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of the assertion .

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If both the assertion and reason are true but reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion .

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If the assertion is true but the reason is false.

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If both assertion and reason are false.

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In the cell, DNA molecules ( i.e. Deoxyribose Nucleic acid ) are present predominantly in the nucleus , some DNA is also present in the mitochondria in Eukaryotes .
RNA molecules ( i.e., Ribose nucleic acid ) are present in cytoplasm of the eukaryotes and in nculeus in some prokaryotes and virus.
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