Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is…
Biology · NEET · NTA Exams — Microbes in Human Welfare
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Statins produced by the fungi Monascus purpureus checks atherosclerosis.
Reason (R): Statins acts by competitive inhibition of enzyme responsible for forming cholesterol in our blood.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
- (A) is correct but (R) is not correct
- (A) is not correct but (R) is correct
- Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
- Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
Answer
(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
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