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Assertion : Cancer causing viruses are called oncogenic viruses have genes called cellular oncogenes.
Reason : Proto oncogenes or c-onc have been identified in the cancerous cells.

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
Cancer causing viruses are called oncogenic viruses have genes called viral oncogenes ltbr. Proto oncogenes or c-onc have been identified in the normal cells .
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