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25/09/2020 1:31 pm
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Assertion: Epstein– Barr virus is an oncovirus.
Reason: It stimulates the growth of cancer.
(a) If both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
(b) If both Assertion and Reason are correct, but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.
(c) If Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
(d) If both the Assertion and Reason are incorrect.
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25/09/2020 1:32 pm
(a) If both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
Explanation:
On coviruses are cancer – causing viruses and may be DNA or RNA virus e.g., Epstein – Barr – Virus, Herpes simplex type 2 virus etc. This shows that the development of cancerous tumour is associated with certain genes.