Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): The nematode cannot survive in a transgenic host which expresses specific interfering RNA.
Reason (R): Nematode-specific gene introduced in the host produces both sense and antisense complementary RNA which initiate RNA interference in the host cell.

In the light of the above statement, choose the most appropriate answer from the option given below:

1. (A) is True but (R) is False.
2. (A) is False but (R) is True.
3. Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
4. Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
Subtopic:  Interference RNA Tech |
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NEET - 2022
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