24. Assertion : Plasmids are double – stranded extra – chromosomal DNA. Reason : Plasmids are possessed by eukaryotic cells.
(a) If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion
(b) If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion
(c) If the assertion is true but the reason is false
(d) If both the assertion and reason are false
(e) If the assertion is false but reason is true
Ans. (c) Plasmid is extra-chromosomal DNA. Also called fertility factor and is possessed by prokaryotic cells.
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