Assertion (A): The consistent use of antibiotics has led to the evolution of multi-drug-resistant strains of bacteria.
Reason (R): Bacteria can exchange genetic material, including resistance genes, which spreads resistance traits across populations and species.
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Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
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Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
3
A is true, but R is false.
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A is false, but R is true