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Assertion (A): Old age is not an illness. It is a continuation of the life with decreasing capacity for adaptation

Reason (R): Cessation of mitosis is a normal genetically programmed event

A)  Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)

B)  Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)

C)  (A) is true but (R) is false

D)  Both (A) and (R) are false