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Assertion : Polycistronic mRNA, found in prokaryotes, specify a number of polypeptides.
Reason : Monocistronic mRNA, found in eukaryotes, specify only a single polypeptide.

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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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