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Assertion : Nucleic acid complexes alone...

Assertion : Nucleic acid complexes alone cannot cause diseases.
Reason : Only nucleoproteins can function as infectious agents.

A

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

B

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

C

If assertion is true but reason is false

D

If both assertion and reason are false

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The correct Answer is:
D
Microbes are extensively used in huamn welfare but they sometimes proe harmful too. Most of the huma, animal and plant diseases occur because of infection of microoganisum. Viruses are nucleoportion complexes that cause disase. Diease causing nucleic acid complexes are termed viroids. Prions are proteinaceous infectious agents.
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