Assertion (A): | In order to force bacteria to take up the plasmid, the bacterial cells must be ‘competent’ to take up DNA. |
Reason (R): | No bacteria have natural competence. |
1. | (A) is True but (R) is False. |
2. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
3. | (A) is False and (R) is True. |
4. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |