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Assertion: Epstein - Barr virus is an oncovirus.
Reason: It stimulates the growth of cancer.

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

B

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

C

If the assertion is true but the reason is false

D

If both the assertion and reason are false

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(a) Oncoviruses are cancer-causing viruses and may be DNA or RNA virus e.g., Epstein-Barr-Virus, Herpes simplex type 2 virus etc. This shows that the development of cancerous tumour is associated with certain genes.
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