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Assertion : During the physiology of excretion , deamination does not take place in liver cells .
Reason : Deamination is a process to make use of excess of amino acids which cannot be incorporated into the protoplasm .

A

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

B

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

C

If the assertion is true but the reason is false

D

If the assertion is false but reason is true

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D
Domination of amino acids results in the production of ammonia which is highly toxic. However the liver contains a system of carrier molecules which converts ammonia into urea.
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