| Assertion(A): | Palindromic sequences are identified by restriction endonucleases. |
| Reason(R): | Endonucleases cannot destroy the phosphodiester bonds other than those of palindromes. |
| 1. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
| 2. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
| 3. | (A) is True but (R) is False. |
| 4. | Both (A) and (R) are False. |
| Assertion(A): | Foreign DNA can be inserted into host cells by heat shock treatment, microinjection and biolistics. |
| Reason(R): | The chromogenic substrate used in blue-white screening of recombinant DNA is X-gal. |
| 1. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
| 2. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
| 3. | (A) is True but (R) is False. |
| 4. | Both (A) and (R) are False. |
| Assertion(A): | Plasmids as cloning vectors usually get integrated to the host cells chromosome after transformation. |
| Reason(R): | Plasmids get disintegrated after transformation. |
| 1. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
| 2. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
| 3. | (A) is True but (R) is False. |
| 4. | Both (A) and (R) are False. |