Human Health And Disease Question 4
Question: Read the assertion and reason carefully to mark the correct option out of the options given below:
Assertion : Epstein Barr virus is an oncovirus. Reason : It stimulates the growth of cancer.
Options:
A) If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion
B) If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion
C) If the assertion is true but the reason is false
D) If both the assertion and reason are false
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Answer:
Correct Answer: A
Solution:
Oncoviruses are cancer ? causing viruses and may be DNA or RNA virus e.g., Epstein ? Barr ? Virus, Herpes simplex type 2 virus etc.
This shows that the development of cancerous tumour is associated with certain genes.
BETA
