Principle Of Inheritance And Variation Question 36

Assertion : One of the two strands of DNA is called sense strand and the other is called antisense strand. Reason : Sense strand of DNA forms complementary RNA.

Options:

A) If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion

B) If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion

C) If the assertion is true but the reason is false

D) If both the assertion and reason are false

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

Both strands of DNA contain hereditary information, but only one serves as the template for replication.

It is known as the sense strand.

Its complementary strand is called antisense strand.

Antisense RNA that is made from the DNA strand that is complementary to the sense strand of the DNA.



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