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Assertion : MALT constitutes about fifteen per cent of the lymphoid tissue in human body.
Reason : The bone marrow is the main lymphoid orgain where all bllod cells excluding lymphocytes are produced.

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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D
MALT constitutes about 50 per cent of the lymphoid tissue in human body
the bone marrow is the main lymphoid organ where all blood cells including lymphocytes are prodcued
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