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Question
Assertion (A): Interferons are a type of antibodies produced by the body cells infected by bacteria.
Reason (R): Interferons stimulate inflammation at the site of injury.
Options
Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true, and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true, but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false.
Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are false.
MCQ
Assertion and Reasoning
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Solution
Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are false.
Explanation:
Interferons are antiviral glycoproteins released mainly by virus-infected cells; they are not antibodies produced in response to bacteria. They help nearby cells resist viral infection rather than acting as injury-site inflammatory signals.
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