Assertion :Senescence is the time when age associated defects are manifested. Reason: Certain genes may be undergoing sequential switching on and off during ones life.
In the living organisms, Senescence is the time when age-associated defects are manifested due to the switch on of certain genes periodically. So Assertion and reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for the assertion.
So, the correct option is ‘Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion’.