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Assertion : Phenylketonuria is a recessi...

Assertion : Phenylketonuria is a recessive hereditary disease caused by the body 's failure to oxidize an amino acid phenylalanine to tyrosine , because of a defective enzyme.
Reason : It results in the presence of phenylalanine acid in the urine .

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