Assertion: Functional ADA cDNA genes must be inserted in the lymphocytes at the early embryonic stage to treat SCID.
Reason: Cells in the embryonic stage are mortal, differentiated and easy to manipulate.
1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
2. Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
3. A is true but R is false.
4. A is False but R is true.
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Match the following columns and select the correct option.

Column-I Column-II
a. Bt cotton (i) Gene therapy
b. Adenosine deaminase deficiency (ii) Cellular defense
c. RNAi  (iii) Detection of HIV infection
d. PCR  (iv) Bacillus thuringiensis
 
a b c d
1. (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
2. (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
3. (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
4. (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)

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Read the following statements:
(i) Hybridoma is a cell produced by the fusion of two cells of different origin
(ii) ADA deficiency can be cured by bone marrow transplantation which is a permanent cure
(iii) All genetically modified organisms (GMO) are transgenic organisms
(iv) IFN belong to a group of glycoprotein called cytokines
(v) Pseudomonas putida can degrade toluene, camphor, octance and xylene
How many of the above statements are correct?
1. Three
2. Four
3. Two
4. One
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Find the true (T)/false (F) statements and choose the correct option.
I. GMO may lead to health risk in humans
II. Interferons were discovered by Issacs and Lindenmann
III. Interferons can cure AIDS
IV. Antibodies derived from a single clone of cells which recognize only one kind of antigen, are called monoclonal antiobodies
I II III IV
1. T T F T
2. T T T T
3. F T T T
4. T F F T
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