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Assertion (A) : Cancer cells are virtual...

Assertion (A) : Cancer cells are virtually immortal until the body in which they reside dies.
Reason`(R)`: Cancer is caused by damage to genes regulating the cell they division cycle.

A

Both (A) and `(R)` are true and `(R)` is the correct explanation of (A)

B

Both (A) and `(R)` are true but `(R)` is not the correct explanation of (A)

C

(A) is true but `(R)` is false

D

Both (A) and `(R)` are false

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The correct Answer is:
B
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