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Assertion : Nucleotide triphosphates acts as substrates during transcription.
Reason : Transcription and translation takes place at different sites in prokaryotes.

A

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

B

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

C

If assertion is true but reason is false.

D

If both assertion and reason are false.

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`**` Nucleoside triphosphates acts as substrates during transcription.
`**` Transcription and translation takes place at different sites in eukaryotes (transcription in nucleus and translation in cytoplasm).
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