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Assertion- Protein forming amino acids are `alpha`-amino acids.
Reason- In all protein forming amino acids, `-NH_(2)` groups is attached to second C-atom after `-COOH ` group

A

Both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of assertion

B

Both assertion and reason are true, but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.

C

assertion is true, but reason is false

D

assertion is false, but reason is true

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The correct Answer is:
B
Protein forming amino acids are `alpha`-amino acids, because the `-NH_(2)` group attached to the `alpha`-carbon atom, i.e. adjacent to -COOH group not on the second one.
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