NEET
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- NEET
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- Botany
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- Biomolecules (B)
NEET · Botany · Biomolecules (B)
Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct...
Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option.
Assertion: Amino acids are organic compounds containing an amino group and
an acidic group as substituents on the same carbon i.e., the α-carbon.
Reason: Hence, they are called α-amino acids.
Assertion: Amino acids are organic compounds containing an amino group and
an acidic group as substituents on the same carbon i.e., the α-carbon.
Reason: Hence, they are called α-amino acids.
Options
- ABoth Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is correct explanation of Assertion
- BBoth Assertion and Reason are true but the Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
- CAssertion is true but the Reason is false
- DBoth Assertion and Reason are false
Correct answer
A. Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is correct explanation of Assertion
Step-by-step solution
Amino acids are organic compounds containing an amino group and an acidic group as substituents on the same carbon i.e., the α-carbon. Hence, they are called α-amino acids.