Assertion (A): Toxoids are used in vaccines.
Reason (R): Toxoids are bacterial toxins which help in the formation of antibodies.
Correct answer: (a) Both assertion(A) and reason(R) are true and reason(R) is the correct explanation for assertion(A).
∙ Toxoids are used in vaccine preparations. For example, the toxoids of diphtheria and tetanus, which are often given in a combined vaccine.
∙ They are inactivated toxic substances extracted from bacterial cells, useful for the development of antibodies.
∙ So, the assertion is true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.