NEET Zoology Recombinant DNA Assertion Reason Question
Assertion (A): Plasmids can be used as vectors to deliver alien DNA into host organisms.
Reason (R): DNA ligase is responsible for cutting DNA molecules to create plasmid vectors.
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
A is true but R is false.
A is false but R is true.
Correct Answer
Detailed Explanation
Plasmids act as vectors to deliver DNA into host cells, but DNA ligase joins DNA molecules, not cuts them; restriction enzymes cut DNA.
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