Given below are two statements. One is labelled Assertion (A) and the other is labelled Reason (R).
Assertion (A): If the sequence of bases in one strand is known, then the sequence in the other strand can be predicated.
Reason (R): Both the strands of DNA are complementary to each other.
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.

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

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

Both (A) and (R) are false.

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

answer is A.

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If the sequence of bases in one strand is known, then the sequence in the other strand can be predicated because both the strands of DNA are complementary to each other.

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