Assertion : Coacervates are believed to be the precursors of life.

Reason : Coacervates were self-duplicating aggregates of proteins surrounded by lipid molecules.

If both assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.

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If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.

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If assertion is true but reason is false.

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If both assertion and reason and false.

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Solution

The correct option is C If assertion is true but reason is false.
Coacervates are microscopic spontaneously formed spherical aggregates of lipid molecules that are held together by electrostatic forces and that may have been precursors of cells. It was believed that life developed from coacervates.

The coacervates contain mainly proteins, polysaccharides and some water. These coacervates do not have lipid outer membranes, they cannot reproduce.

So, assertion is correct but reason is wrong.

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