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Assertion : DNA isconsidered to be better gentic material than RNA for most organisms.
Reason : 2' -OH group present in DNA makes it labile and less reactive.

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If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion

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If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion

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If assertion is true but reason is false

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if both assertion and reason are false.

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2'-OH group present at every nucleotide in RNA is a reactive group and makes RNA labile and easily degradable .
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