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Assertion : Vitamin A is 11-cis-retinal,...

Assertion : Vitamin A is 11-cis-retinal, the lipid prosthetic group
of the protein opsin in visual purple. Its deficiency affects all tissues , but the eyes are most readily affected.
Reason : Youngs lacking a liver store of this vitamin are most
affected by deficiency, which causes Xeropthalmia in human infants and young children .

A

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

B

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

C

If the assertion is true but the reason is a false statement.

D

If both assertion and reason are false statements.

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