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Determine the correctness or otherwise of the following Assertion (A) and the Reason (R).
Assertion: In synchronous culture, majority of the cells move to next phase of the cell cycle simultaneously.
Reason: Synchronous culture could be obtained by starving cells for essential nutrient components.

A. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct reason for (A)

B. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct reason for (A)

C. (A) is true but (R) is false

D. (A) is false but (R) is true

Answer: Option A


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