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Assertion Taenia solium has a characteristic uterus.
Reason The uterus is present in gravid proglottid.

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Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion

B

Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion

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Assertion is true, but Reason is False

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Assertion is false, but Reason is true.

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Uterus is the characteristic feature of reproductive system of tapeworms. It is meant to accommodate thousands of fertilised eggs and in the process of accomplishing this, it form 7 to 13 lateral branches on each side. The branched uterus is the only genital structure persisting in gravid proglottid.
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