NEET Biology question

Assertion: Interferons are a type of antibodies produced by body cells infected by bacteria. Reason: Interferons stimulate inflammation at the site of injury.

(A)Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is correct explanation for Assertion
(B)Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is NOT correct explanation for Assertion
(C)Assertion is True, Reason is False
(D)Assertion is False, Reason is TrueCorrect

Answer: (D)

Solution

Interferons are glycoproteins, not antibodies, and they are produced by cells infected with viruses (not bacteria), so the assertion is false; however, interferons genuinely do help

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