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Assertion : Nitrogen fixing enzyme in legume root nodules function at low oxygen concentration.
Reason : Low oxygen concentration is provided by leghaemoglobin.

A

if both are true with reason being correct explanation

B

both are true but reason is not correct explanation

C

assertion is true but reason is wrong

D

both are wrong

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