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

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If both the assertion and the reason are true and the 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 the assertion and reason are false

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(a) Phenylkonuria results when there is a deficiency of liver enzyme phenyl alanine hydroxylene that converts of phenyl alanine in blood, tissue fluids and urine.
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