Botany-DNA Structure
NEET Botany DNA Structure Assertion Reason Question
Type: Assertion Reason-assertion-Medium-Class 12
Assertion (A): In eukaryotes, genes are generally monocistronic. | Reason (R): The coding sequences in eukaryotic genes are interrupted by introns.
A
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
B
Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
C
A is true but R is false.
D
A is false but R is true.
Correct Answer
Option B
Detailed Explanation
In eukaryotes, genes are mostly monocistronic due to their regulatory complexity, not directly because of the presence of introns, which are non-coding sequences interrupting exons.
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