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.