Given below are two statements. One is labeled as Assertion and the other is labeled as…
Biology · NEET · NTA Exams — Biomolecules
Given below are two statements. One is labeled as Assertion and the other is labeled as Reason.
STATEMENT - 1 (Assertion): Phenylketonuria is a recessive hereditary disease caused by body's failure to oxidize an amino acid phenylalanine to tyrosine, because of defective enzyme.
STATEMENT - 2 (Reason): It results in the presence of phenylpyruvic acid in urine.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
- Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion
- Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
- Assertion is true but Reason is false
- Both Assertion and Reason are false
Answer
(A) Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion
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