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Assertion: Females have less stature than males after puberty.
Reason: This happens because of the presence of hCG in the blood of females.

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 both the assertion and reason are false

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C
Males have more stature than female because it secrete testosterone from testis from the age of puberty that helps in the development of secondary sexual characters like bone growth, calcium retention. The strength of peuric bones increases to carry more loads
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