Biology · Biotechnology: Principles and Processes
Assertion (A): Since DNA is a hydrophilic molecule, it cannot pass through cell membranes. Reason (R): Therefore, bacterial cells must first be made competent to take up DNA.
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- 1Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.
- 2Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
- 3Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).✓
- 4Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
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Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
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