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Assertion : Protooncogenes are present in normal cells
Reason : Protooncogenes may causes malignant tumour in animals, if activated

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Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
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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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Both assertion and reason are false
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The correct option is B Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
Proto-oncogenes are any genes present in the normal cells of the body that has potential to cause cancer, if mutated.
The reason elaborates the assertion but does not justify it.

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