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Assertion: The optic nerve leaves the ee at the point called blind spot
Reason: Only cones are densely packed at the blind spot, hence is the name.

A

both true but reason is not correct explanation

B

assertion is true but reson is wrong.

C

both are wrong

D

D

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C
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