Zoology-Diseases
NEET Zoology Diseases Assertion Reason Question
Type: Assertion Reason-assertion-Hard-Class 12
Assertion (A): Acquired immunity is pathogen specific and has memory. | Reason (R): Virus-infected cells secrete interferons to protect non-infected cells from further viral infection.
A
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
B
Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
C
A is true but R is false.
D
A is false.
Correct Answer
Option B
Detailed Explanation
Acquired immunity is pathogen specific and characterized by memory, while interferons are part of the innate immune response, not directly related to acquired immunity.
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