Principle Of Inheritance And Variation Question 93

Question: Assertion : rRNA is the most abundant RNA. Reason : rRNA is a constituent of ribosomes.

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:

The amount of rRNA is 70-80% of total RNA.

It is a constituent of ribosomes.

RNAs of eukaryotes are of four types -28 S, 18 S, 5.8 S and 5 S.

Prokaryotic ribosomes have three types of RNAs -23 S, 16 S amd 5 S.