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Assertion (A) : New silkworm diet produc...

Assertion (A) : New silkworm diet produces coloured silk.
Reason (R ): Feeding a diet of mulberries treated with fluorescent dye for the silkworm larva and they are able to produce silk in a variety of colors.

A

(R ) is correct but (A) is wrong

B

(A) is correct and (R ) explains (A)

C

Both (A) and (R ) are correct

D

(A) is correct but (R ) is wrong

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B
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