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).
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